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ReviewSkeletal radiology2024

Imaging of lower extremity infections: predisposing conditions, atypical infections, mimics, and differentiating features.

George R Matcuk, Sanaz Katal, Ali Gholamrezanezhad, Paolo Spinnato, Leah E Waldman, Brandon K K Fields, Dakshesh B Patel, Matthew R Skalski

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Review in Skeletal radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

George R MatcukDepartment of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. George.Matcuk@cshs.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2858-0794
Sanaz Katal, Melbourne, Australia.
Ali GholamrezanezhadDepartment of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
Paolo SpinnatoDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
Leah E WaldmanDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27705, USA.
Brandon K K FieldsDepartment of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Dakshesh B PatelDepartment of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Matthew R SkalskiDepartment of Radiology, Palmer College of Chiropractic-West Campus, San Jose, CA, 95134, USA.
University of Southern California · USCedars-Sinai Medical Center · USDuke University · USIstituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · ITPalmer College of Chiropractic · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Imaging evaluation for lower extremity infections can be complicated, especially in the setting of underlying conditions and with atypical infections. Predisposing conditions are discussed, including diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, neuropathic arthropathy, and intravenous drug abuse, as well as differentiating features of infectious versus non-infectious disease. Atypical infections such as viral, mycobacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections and their imaging features are also reviewed. Potential mimics of lower extremity infection including chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, foreign body granuloma, gout, inflammatory arthropathies, lymphedema, and Morel-Lavallée lesions, and their differentiating features are also explored.

Indexed as

Lower ExtremityDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ImagingHumansInfectionsAtypical infectionDiabetes mellitusImagingMimicsNeuropathic arthropathyPeripheral arterial disease

Identifiers

PMID38240759
PMCPMC11371866
OpenAlexW4391034072

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