title: [Neurological applications of single photon emission tomoscintigraphy].
abstract: Brain single photon emission tomography is a functional imaging modality in constant evolution. Tracers belong to 4 categories; blood pool tracers, perfusion tracers, ligands of receptors, "metabolic" tracers. Examination conditions must be accurately described since they may cause specific cerebral activation. The interpretation must be done in comparison with a morphological examination (CT or NMR). Cerebrovascular diseases, temporal lobe epilepsy and dementia were the first domains of application. Now many studies concentrate on cerebral cognitive or pharmacological activation procedure before the tracer injection to capture an aspect of the brain functioning. It is mandatory to clearly state what is expected from the examination: an answer for a given patient and a specific question or a study of an homogeneous group of patients. In order to yield relevant results, such studies must rely on a rigorous methodology.
authors: Service de Médecine Nucléaire et Biophysique, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Stievenart
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Vera
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Verstichel
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Bok
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Masson
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003704:Dementia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
vernacular_title: Applications neurologiques de la tomoscintigraphie d'émission de simple photon.