Brain perfusion SPECT in a cerebellar infarction.
Brain perfusion single photon emission CT (SPECT) has been used effectively in the evaluation of neurological diseases including stroke. Recently the introduction of annular special purpose systems has resulted in substantially improved spatial resolution. High resolution SPECT allows us to look accurately at the functional abnormalities resulting from small structural defects. We present a case of infarction in the territory of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery which illustrates the utility of this method.
Moriarty
J A
JA
Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
Carvalho
P A
PA
Holman
B L
BL
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon