PREDICTION OF MUSCLE VIABILITY AFTER ELECTRICAL BURN NECROSIS

SAYMAN H., URGANCIOGLU I., USLU I., KAPICIOGLU T.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.17, no.5, pp.395-396, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00003072-199205000-00012
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.395-396
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this preliminary study, Tc-99m MIBI, a muscle perfusion agent, was used to assess the viability of tissues in two patients with extensive high-tension electrical burns. This proved to be an easy and definitive diagnostic procedure and a practical solution to determining the level of amputation before surgery.