The Korean Journal of Pain
- Volume 14 Issue 2
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- Pages.164-170
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- 2001
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- 2005-9159(pISSN)
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- 2093-0569(eISSN)
Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effects in Pain Management Using Infrared Thermal Imaging
적외선 체열촬영을 이용한 통증 치료효과의 평가
- Kim, Min-Jung (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Lee, Seung-Yoon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Kim, Seong-Hyop (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Lim, Jeong-Ae (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Kang, Po-Soon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Woo, Nam-Sik (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Lee, Ye-Chul (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University)
- 김민정 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
- 이승윤 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
- 김성협 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
- 임정애 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
- 강포순 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
- 우남식 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
- 이예철 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실)
- Published : 2001.12.30
Abstract
Background: Infrared Thermal Imaging (ITI) is an effective tool for the diagnosis of disease and evaluation of the therapeutic effects following pain treatment. Patients who were treated for pain in pain clinic described the intensity of pain and the degree of change of their pain using a visual analogue scale (VAS). In this study, the usefulness of ITI following multimodal methods for pain management were compared with the change of VAS. Methods: 1119 patients were evaluated. The patients were treated with stellate ganglion block, epidural block or trigger points injection. Before treatment, the temperature difference (