Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT of the brain in the neonate.
A brain scan with Tc-99m hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime (HMPAO) performed on a neonate demonstrated normal localization only in the sensorimotor cortex, basal ganglia, and cerebellum. This pattern of localization is remarkably similar to previously published PET images of the neonate. Because Tc-99m HMPAO is readily available and has biochemical and physical characteristics that are suitable for perfusion imaging of the brain, it likely will become a major imaging agent in nuclear medicine. Normal scan findings in the neonatal age group with Tc-99m HMPAO have not been previously reported because of limited clinical use to date.
Fockele
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0084.
Baumann
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Shih
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Ryo
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D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D011247:Pregnancy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012016:Reference Values; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime