title: Cutaneous, musculoskeletal and bone flow scintiscan by intravenous infusion of 99mTc-MDP (Diphosphonate) in the evaluation and control of patients treated with spinal cord stimulation for ischaemic pain.
abstract: In patients affected by unbearable pain secondary to peripheral vascular disorders beyond surgical repair such as thromboangitis obliterans, diabetic microangiopathy, arteriosclerosis obliterans, there is a need to establish the degree of micro-circulation functionality before proceeding with invasive pain therapy, such as Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS). From our series some cases of refractory ischaemic pain subjected to nuclear medicine techniques assessment before and after SCS implant will be presented; these data suggest that the use of radionuclides for quantifying regional perfusion, in view of the information it offers us both in the dynamic angiographic phase and in the later static phase, constitutes a very valid aid in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain conditions of ischaemic origin. Cutaneous, musculoskeletal and bone flow scintiscan is a non-invasive procedure which allowed us to make an objective selection of patients who are candidates for prolonged conservative treatment thus limiting the incidence of ineffective permanent SCS implants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Santa Croce General Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Beltrutti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biggi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lerda
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Calleris
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gobbi
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Camuzzini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate