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Does obtaining an initial magnetic resonance imaging decrease the reamputation rates in the diabetic foot?

Marlena JbaraAmi GokliSally BeshaiMartin L LesserShirley HannaCheryl LinAnnie Zeb
Published in: Diabetic foot & ankle (2016)
Obtaining an early MRI was not associated with the reamputation rate incidence in the treatment of the diabetic foot. It did, however, have a statistically significant association with the mortality rate as demonstrated by the increased survival rate in patients undergoing MRI prior to initial amputation.
Keyphrases
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • contrast enhanced
  • patients undergoing
  • risk factors
  • diffusion weighted imaging
  • computed tomography
  • type diabetes
  • magnetic resonance
  • lower limb
  • combination therapy
  • smoking cessation