Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Diagnosed with Triple-Phase Bone Scanning

J Nucl Med Technol. 2017 Sep;45(3):243-244. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.117.192443. Epub 2017 Jun 13.

Abstract

In this report, we present a case of complex regional pain syndrome in a 55-y-old woman in whom the diagnosis was made on the basis of the bone scan findings. We also discuss the typical and atypical scintigraphic presentations of this entity, including pathophysiology and management.

Keywords: CRPS; bone scan; complex regional pain syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hand Bones / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*
  • Wrist Joint / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate