PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Miracle, A.C.
AU  - Fox, M.A.
AU  - Ayyangar, R.N.
AU  - Vyas, A.
AU  - Mukherji, S.K.
AU  - Quint, D.J.
TI  - Imaging Evaluation of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump-Catheter Systems
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A2211
DP  - 2011 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1158--1164
VI  - 32
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/32/7/1158.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/32/7/1158.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2011 Aug 01; 32
AB  - ITB pumps are widely used in the treatment of intractable spasticity for many clinical indications, including cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury. High-dose intrathecal administration places the patient at significant risk for withdrawal in the event of device malfunction, necessitating rapid and complete evaluation of the pump-catheter system. This article reviews the approach to imaging evaluation of ITB pump-catheter systems, with specific emphasis on radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, and nuclear scintigraphy. APanteroposteriorDTPAdiethylene-triamine pentaacetic acidGABAgamma-aminobutyric acid111InIndium-111ITintrathecalITBintrathecal baclofenTc99mtechnetium-99m