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 (99mTc-MDP) bone scintigraphy with SPECT/CT can expedite clinical management of frostbite injuries by determining the extent of injury and can accurately predict the level of amputation if needed. 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.
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 (99mTc-MDP) bone scintigraphy with SPECT/CT can expedite clinical management of frostbite injuries by determining the extent of injury and can accurately predict the level of amputation if needed. 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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