Long standing diabetic patients tend to develop diabetic neuropathy. The weight bearing portion of the foot is commonly affected. It tends to have a periarticular bony involvement which during …

Diabetes-related foot problems like osteomyelitis and Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy are associated with a high morbidity and high healthcare costs. A red hot foot in a patient with …

Diabetes mellitus can affect the foot by two mechanisms, first one is osteomyelitis and suppurative inflammation and bone destruction which mainly affects the pressure points in …

We describe the evolution of functional nuclear medicine imaging including immunoscintigraphy in diabetic foot infection and highlight current applications of physiological 18-Fluoro …

Nov 3, 2016 · Radiographs of Stage 1 can show demineralization of the bone and findings of bone damage including fragmentation, disorganization, subluxations or osteoarthrosis with …

One non-randomized controlled trial by Commean et al. used 3D spiral X-ray computed tomography imaging methods to measure anatomic foot structure in diabetic patients with a …

Mar 22, 2019 · Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the primary imaging tool for evaluation of the diabetic foot, demonstrating both osseous and soft tissue infection in addition …

Conventional radiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography, and positron emission tomography are the main …

X-rays of the diabetic foot can be helpful in detecting foreign bodies, gas, joint effusion and osteolysis. X-ray only will show altered bone findings when 40-70% bone resorption has been …

The complications of diabetes can often be detected radiologically on x-ray foot, including: arterial calcification; soft tissue ulceration, particularly in the lower limbs and feet. Charcot joint; …