Neuroimaging enters the pain biomarker arena
Irene Tracey
Abstract
Neuroimaging-based pain biomarkers have the potential to deliver objective structural and functional brain-related information about acute and chronic pain states. In this Viewpoint, I describe some of these exciting developments and the challenges ahead.
Topics & Concepts
NeuroimagingBiomarkerChronic painNeuroscienceMedicineAcute painPsychologyBiologyAnesthesiaBiochemistryPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsPain Management and Placebo EffectMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation