Open AccessUsefulness of asymmetry score on quantitative three-phase bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of complex regional pain syndrome
Author(s) -
Sampath Somanna,
Bhagwant Rai Mittal,
Sasikumar Arun,
Ashwani Sood,
Anish Bhattacharya,
Aman Sharma
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.116798
Subject(s) - medicine , bone scintigraphy , complex regional pain syndrome , scintigraphy , physical therapy , asymmetry , nuclear medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is primarily a clinical diagnosis. Diagnostic imaging in CRPS can be used, especially to exclude other disorders. The sensitivity and specificity of three phase bone scintigraphy (TPBS) for the diagnosis of CRPS is variable throughout the literature.