RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Imaging Evaluation of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump-Catheter Systems
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1158
OP 1164
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A2211
VO 32
IS 7
A1 A.C. Miracle
A1 M.A. Fox
A1 R.N. Ayyangar
A1 A. Vyas
A1 S.K. Mukherji
A1 D.J. Quint
YR 2011
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/32/7/1158.abstract
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