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Shoulder Uptake in the Bone Scintigraphy in Patients with Hemiplegic Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome  

Lee, Jong-Jin (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Chung, June-Key (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Dong-Soo (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Hong, Joon-Beom (Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Han, Tai-Ryoon (Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Myung-Chul (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine / v.38, no.4, 2004 , pp. 288-293 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: increased uptake of wrist and hand joints in three phase bone scintigraphy (TPBS) have been used in the detection of reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS). TPBS frequently shows increased shoulder uptake in the hemiplegic RSDS patients. We investigated the significance of the shoulder uptake in the detection of these patients. Materials and Methods: Twenty three patients who had hemiplegia due to brain stroke and diagnosed as RSD were enrolled in this study (M:F=16:7, R:L=11:12). The mean age was $63{\pm}10$ yrs. Ter normal volunteer (mean age: $60{\pm}5$, M:F=1:9) data was used as control group. TPBS was performed $59{\pm}32$ days after stoke (acute stage). We obtained the count ratios of bilateral hands by drawing a region of interest (ROI) in three phase images and compared to the count ratios of shoulders in the delayed image. Hand ROI included an ipsilateral wrist. Sensitivity of detecting the affected limb was defined using the right/left count ratio of normal control. Results: Sensitivities using count ratios of hand blood flow, blood pool and delayed image were 45%, 76% and 78%, respectively. Sensitivity of shoulder count ratio was 74%. Log of right/left counts of hand delayed image and that of shoulder delayed image were correlated well with statistical significance (Spearman's R=0.824, p<0.001). Conclusion: Shoulder uptake showed good correlation with hand uptake in the delayed image of TPBS. Shoulder uptake maybe helpful in the diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome in patients with hemiplegia.
Keywords
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; hemiplegia; three phase bone scintigraphy;
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