sensitivity

Original Research

Usefulness of Procalcitonin in Diagnosing Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Pilot Study

07/01/2021

Venkat N. Vangaveti

Oliver G. Heyes

Shaurya Jhamb

Nagaraja Haleagrahara

Usman H. Malabu

The objective of the study was to determine whether serum levels of procalcitonin (PCT), an inflammatory marker, differ between diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) and diabetic foot ulcers without osteomyelitis (ie, cellulitis) as controls.

The objective of the study was...

07/01/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermal Imaging When Used to Detect Superficial Venous Reflux as Compared to Duplex Ultrasound

03/04/2021

Ariel D. Soffer, MD, FACC^1,2; Marcus Caine, PhD, CEng³; Patrick C. Hardigan, PhD⁴; Ryan Geffin, BA⁵; Eric Young, BA⁴; Joshua Diener⁶; David DI Wright, MB, FRCS¹

¹USA Therm, LLC; ²Nicolette Tabacco Soffer Health, Aventura, Florida; ³Independent Scientific Consultant, UK; ⁴College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; ⁵Florida International University Medical School, Miami, Florida; ⁶Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Ariel D. Soffer, MD, FACC1,2; Marcus ...

More than 80 million Americans suffer from chronic venous disease, which often is visually recognized as varicose veins. If left untreated, these abnormal leg veins can progressively worsen and cause other complications.

More than 80 million Americans...

03/04/2021

Vascular Disease Management