title: The use of bone scanning in the diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
abstract: The correct diagnosis of RSD can be difficult. We have found bone scanning helpful in evaluating 18 patients, making the diagnosis in 13 and excluding it in five. A characteristic pattern of uptake is demonstrated and the results summarized.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology