Diagnostic Performance of Infrared Thermography, Quantitative Sudomotor Axonal Reflex Testing, and 3-Phase Bone Scintigraphy for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Diagnosis: A Retrospective Observational Study
Among the three laboratory tests for CRPS, infrared thermography was the most useful. QSART and 3-phase bone scintigraphy did not show a significant diagnostic performance; however, combining the results of all three tests may provide additional diagnostic confidence in certain cases.
Authors
- Jiyong Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-4725)
- Youngkwon Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-6346)
- Chan Noh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4904-148X)
- Sun Yeul Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-5138)
- Boohwi Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-9271)
- Eun Hye Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-3065)
- Chahyun Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8344-4245)
- Yong Sup Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-734X)
- Hye Young Choi
Institutions
- Chungnam National University (KR)
- Chungnam National University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s474451
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Chungnam National University
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Chungnam National University Hospital