The Comparative Analysis between Digital Infrared Thermography Imaging and Three-phase Bone Scintigraphy in the Post-hemiplegic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 122-127, 2006.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-723426
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the benefit of digital infrared thermography imaging (DITI) and three-phase bone scintigraphy (TPBS) for detecting the post-hemiplegic complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).METHOD:
DITI and TPBS were done in 26 patients with post-hemiplegic CRPS clinically and 14 hemiplegic patients without CRPS as controls. Positive findings were interpreted when the affected hands were 1.0degrees C higher than those of unaffected hands in DITI system and pathological uptake in the regions of interest (hands without fingers-carpal bones, metacarpal bones and metacarpopharyngeal joints) in delayed phase of the TPBS.RESULTS:
The sensitivities of DITI and TPBS to detect CRPS were the same to each other as 46.2%, and specificities were 85.7% and 100% respectively. Nineteen of 26 patients (sensitivity=73.1%) were interpreted as abnormal when at least one test showed a positive finding. As a result, an increased diagnostic strength was achieved.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that the combination of TPBS and DITI can improve the diagnostic strength of post- hemiplegic CRPS.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thermography
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Metacarpal Bones
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Hand
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Hemiplegia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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