Smartphone-based thermography to determine shunt patency in patients with hydrocephalus.

Autor: Harhangi BS; Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. b.s.harhangi@erasmusmc.nl.; Department of Neurosurgery, Park MC, Hoofdweg 90, 3067 GH, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. b.s.harhangi@erasmusmc.nl.; Department of Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. b.s.harhangi@erasmusmc.nl., Voigt I; Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands., Damee N; Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands., Gadjradj PS; Department of Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta neurologica Belgica [Acta Neurol Belg] 2024 Feb; Vol. 124 (1), pp. 119-122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-023-02338-3
Abstrakt: Background: When shunt dysfunction is suspected, radiation exposure due to X-rays or a CT-scan is inevitable. Less-invasive and more reliable methods are warranted. In this study, we aimed to assess the usability of smartphone-based thermography to detect shunt patency in patients with hydrocephalus.
Methods: This prospective observational pilot study evaluated the use of smartphone-based video thermography to detect flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the shunt of 51 patients from the Department of Neurosurgery at a tertiary referral institute. Patients with a shunt for hydrocephalus without the suspect of dysfunction were included in the study from December 2021 to May 2022.
Results: We included 51 patients with a mean age of 53.3 years. Of these patients 14 were male (27.5%) and 37 were female (72.5%). The most frequent cause of the hydrocephalus was the normal pressure hydrocephalus followed by the congenital hydrocephalus. Most patients (96%) had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, whereas two had a ventriculo-atrial shunt. In total, 43 patient (84%) had a shunt on the right side and 8 patient (16%) had the shunt located on the left side. In 45 patients (88.2%), we observed a clear flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the cooled shunt trajectory.
Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that in patients with a shunt to treat hydrocephalus, the smartphone-based video thermography may be a safe and simple alternative to show shunt patency without the exposure to radiation.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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