ReviewThe British journal of radiology2019
The utility of bone scintigraphy with SPECT/CT in the evaluation and management of frostbite injuries.
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- Synthesis of Protocols for Frostbite Care From the FROST Study Sites.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2026Observational
- Time to Thrombolytics and Tissue Salvage: Assessing Response Following Severe Frostbite Injury.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2025Article
- What Is New in Altitude- and Cold-Related Illnesses of Travel: Appraisal and Summary of the Updated Guidelines from the Wilderness Medical Society.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Bone scintigraphy outperformed anatomic images in frostbite injuries: a case report.European journal of hybrid imaging · 2022Article
- Practical Review of the Current Management of Frostbite Injuries.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Review
- Protocoled thrombolytic therapy for frostbite improves phalangeal salvage rates.Burns & trauma · 2020Article
- A Longitudinal Study of T2 Mapping Combined With Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Quantitatively Evaluate Tissue Repair of Rat Skeletal Muscle After Frostbite.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objective: Frostbite is a localized cold-thermal injury resulting from prolonged exposure of flesh to freezing and near freezing temperatures. The depth and extent of frostbite injuries are not easily assessed, from a clinical standpoint, at the time of injury making it challenging to plan appropriate management and treatment.
methods: A review of the literature of management of cold-related injuries and retrospective case review of the imaging and clinical course of frostbite injury.
results: Bone scintigraphy with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT was performed in the acute and subacute course of frostbite injuries, subsequently leading to earlier definitive management and shorter hospital stay.
conclusion: Multiphase technetium-99m-methylenediphosphonate ( ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE:: SPECT/CT is underutilized at many facilities but can have a profound and immediate impact on clinical management of patients with frostbite when used in combination with physiological bone scan imaging.
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