Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT in a cerebral gunshot wound.
The authors examined regional cerebral blood flow by using Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT studies in a patient who received a gunshot wound to the brain. Although the presence of the retained bullet's fragments adversely affected the quality of CT images and contraindicated MRI studies, the SPECT examination did not have the same constraints and allowed both therapy assessment and prognostic evaluation. The repair of the cortical defect could also be assessed.
Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, I.R.C.C.S., San Giovanni, Rotondo (Foggia), Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime