RT Book, Section
A1 Heldmann, Maureen
A1 Kemper-Martin, Abbie
A2 McCulloch, Joseph M.
A2 Kloth, Luther C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184830644
T1 The Role of Imaging in Wound Care
T2 Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803619043
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184830644
RD 2024/04/23
AB In  general,  radiologic  imaging  does  not  play  a  major  role  in  therapy  of  the  uncomplicated  wound.  However,  wounds  that  fail  to  heal  as  expected  can  be  further  investigated  with  imaging  to  identify  negative  contributory  factors  that  can  then  be  ameliorated.  Compromise  of  vascular  inflow  and  efflux  and  deep  infection  may  be  factors  in  impaired  wound  healing,  and  occult  foreign  bodies  present  a  nidus  for  continued  inflammatory  or  infectious  complication.  Many  radiologic  examinations  are  available  to  augment  clinical  diagnosis  and  can  be  performed  either  alone  or  in  combination.  All  imaging  modalities  have  inherent  advantages  and  disadvantages,  and  the  optimal  choice  of  examination  is  guided  by  patient  attributes  and  clinical  context.