Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons...
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Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update). Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3280
Lauri C, Tamminga M, Glaudemans A, Juarez Orozco LE, Erba PA, Jutte PC, et al. Detection of Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot by Imaging Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing MRI, White Blood Cell Scintigraphy, and FDG-PET. Diabetes Care. 2017; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061645
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Clinical Evaluation
Glucose metabolism
Type of Imaging
PET
Grade of Recommendation
B (generally recommended)
Level of Evidence
well-designed NM recommendations
Effective Dose
19.0 µSv/MBq
Bibliographic Reference
Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons...
read more
Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update). Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3280
Lauri C, Tamminga M, Glaudemans A, Juarez Orozco LE, Erba PA, Jutte PC, et al. Detection of Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot by Imaging Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing MRI, White Blood Cell Scintigraphy, and FDG-PET. Diabetes Care. 2017; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061645
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Grade of Recommendation
The grade of recommendation relates to the level of evidence on which the recommendation is
based and to the clinical importance of the recommendation (best practice based on the
clinical experience of the referral guideline task force).
A (Strongly recommended)
High level of proof, the recommended nuclear medicine procedure is considered
as a reference imaging procedure for the given indication.
B (generally recommended)
Moderate level of proof, weight of evidence is in favour of usefulness of the nuclear medicine
procedure. The nuclear medicine procedure could be recommended for the
given clinical condition or disease.
C/D (optional)
Low level of proof, the nuclear medicine procedure may can be proposed for establishing the diagnosis
or guiding the therapeutic approach in specific cases for the given clinical condition or disease.
Effective dose
Effective doses related to the injection of the radiopharmaceutical (µSv/MBq). Information
on the recommended injected activities can be found in the corresponding chapter of the
European Nuclear Medicine Guide.
