title: Thallium-201 accumulation in cerebral candidiasis: unexpected finding on SPECT.
abstract: The authors present an unexpected finding of Tl-201 uptake in the intracerebral lesions due to candidiasis. SPECT demonstrated the extent of the lesions and a high target-to-background ratio. The regions where abnormal Tl-201 accumulation was seen were nearly consistent with CT scans of those enhanced by a contrast agent. After treatment, most of the abnormal Tl-201 accumulation disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tonami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ooba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes