title: Acute organophosphate poisoning--Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT imaging of the brain. A report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of organophosphate poisoning are presented along with Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT findings in the acute and delayed phases. Perfusion defects were more prominent at the onset of poisoning in both cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Uludag University Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Günes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmazlar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sarikaya
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozyurt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime