The use of bone scanning in the diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
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.
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