The Use of Quantitative SPECT/CT Imaging to Assess Residual Limb Health

Abstract

The objective of the study was to translate SPECT/CT imaging to patients with lower extremity amputation and subsequently evaluate the utility of non-invasive imaging for evaluating the impact of next-generation socket technologies on the health of the residual limb. It was hypothesized that SPECT/CT imaging will provide a highly sensitive, non-invasive tool for clinicians to assess changes in microvascular perfusion elicited by next-generation prosthetic socket technologies and that acute changes in microvascular perfusion will be predictive of long term residual limb health outcomes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1108787

Entities

People

  • Christopher L Dearth

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputation
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Health Services
  • Lower Extremity
  • Lower Limb Amputations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Perfusion
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Residual Limbs
  • Residuals
  • Surgical Amputations

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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