title: [Preliminary results of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT studies in endogenous psychoses].
abstract: 18 psychopharmacologically treated patients (7 schizophrenics, 5 schizoaffectives, 6 depressives) were studied using 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT of the brain. The regional cerebral blood flow was measured in three transversal sections (infra-/supraventricular, ventricular) within 6 regions of interest (ROI) respectively (one frontal, one parietal and one occipital in each hemisphere). Corresponding ROIs of the same section in each hemisphere were compared. In the schizophrenics there was a significantly reduced perfusion in the left frontal region of the infraventricular and ventricular section (p less than 0.02) compared with the data of the depressives. The schizoaffectives took an intermediate place. Since the patients were treated with psychopharmaca, the result must be interpreted cautiously. However, our findings seem to be in accordance with post-mortem-, CT- and PET-studies presented in the literature. Our results suggest that 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT may be helpful in finding cerebral abnormalities in endogenous psychoses.
authors: Nuklearmedizinische Abteilung der Radiologischen Universitäts-Klinik, Heidelberg, BRD.
authors: K R
authors: KR
authors: Wilhelm
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Schröder
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Henningsen
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sauer
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Georgi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013667:Technetium; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D013667:Technetium
vernacular_title: Vorläufige Ergebnisse von 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT-Untersuchungen bei endogenen Psychosen.