FROSTBITE INJURY - APPEARANCE ON 3-PHASE BONE-SCAN

Authors
KENNEY A VYAS P
Citation
A. Kenney et P. Vyas, FROSTBITE INJURY - APPEARANCE ON 3-PHASE BONE-SCAN, Clinical nuclear medicine, 23(3), 1998, pp. 188-188
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
188 - 188
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1998)23:3<188:FI-AO3>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Severe frostbite injury can lead to tissue loss. In frostbitten hands, the thumbs are usually spared because they are frequently clenched an d insulated within a tight fist. Clinical exam alone can underestimate the extent of tissue damage, Three-phase bone scan imaging is useful in demonstrating the extent of soft tissue and bone devitalization, an d can aid in managing these cases.