title: The clinical value of scintigraphic brain scanning. Experience at the Hillbrow Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
abstract: Patients were referred to the Department of Nuclear Medicine for brain scintigraphy to be screened for possible intracranial pathology. These referrals were made in order to reduce the heavy load on the transmission computerized tomography (TCT) facilities. Great clinical importance, therefore, has been attached to scintigraphic findings; this emphasizes the need for an accurate assessment of the predictive value of this procedure.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013019:South Africa; D013667:Technetium; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate