Study in cerebrovascular disease: brain scanning with technetium 99m pertechnetate; clinical correlations.
A prospective brain scanning study using technetium 99m pertechnetate was performed in 84 patients with cerebral infarction. No correlation was found between vascular angiographic findings and the frequency of positive scans. A comparison with clinical motor and mental evaluation showed a good correlation between abnormal scans (58 percent) and poor initial test resutls. A half-life of 17 days characterized the time course of positive scans according to their density and abnormal radioisotopic uptake area.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D013667:Technetium