88-year-old female with a left foot ulcer. Evaluate for osteomyelitis. Note is made of extensive subcutaneous edema about the midfoot and forefoot most pronounced along the dorsal aspect of the foot. Some of this fluid signal abnormality/edema becomes confluent along the dorsal aspect of the midfoot, although no organized fluid collection is identified to suggest abscess formation. The bone marrow signal intensity is within normal limits. There is diffuse nonspecific increased signal abnormality within the plantar musculature. There is no definite enhancement on postcontrast sequences. No focal mass lesions are identified. No definite skin ulceration is identified.
Extensive subcutaneous edema about the midfoot/forefoot without evidence of osteomyelitis or abscess formation.