Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a higher sensitivity and specificity (90% and 79%) than plain radiography (54% and 68%) for diagnosing diabetic foot osteomyelitis. MRI performs somewhat better than any of several common tests--probe to bone (PTB), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) >70 mm/hr, C-reactive protein (CRP) >14 mg/L, procalcitonin >0.3 ng/mL, and ulcer size >2 cm²--although PTB has the highest specificity of any test and is commonly used together with MRI. No studies have directly compared MRI with a combination of these tests, which may assist in diagnosis.
Magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) has a higher sensitivity and specificity ( 90 % and 79 % ) than plain radiography ( 54 % and 68 % ) for diagnosing diabetic foot osteomyelitis . MRI performs somewhat better than any of several common tests -- probe to bone ( PTB ) , erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( ESR ) > 70 mm / hr , C - reactive protein ( CRP ) > 14 mg / L , procalcitonin > 0.3 ng / mL , and ulcer size > 2 cm²--although PTB has the highest specificity of any test and is commonly used together with MRI . No studies have directly compared MRI with a combination of these tests , which may assist in diagnosis .
Which disease can be diagnosed with the "probe to bone" test?
Which disease can be diagnosed with the " probe to bone " test ?
diabetic foot osteomyelitis
diabetic foot osteomyelitis