[Reye syndrome evaluated by 99mTc-ECD SPECT: a case report].
We report a three-year-old boy with Reye syndrome evaluated by 99mTc-ECD SPECT. On acute stage, 99mTc-ECD brain SPECT disclosed diffuse high uptake in the cerebral cortex in spite of normal findings on brain X-ray CT. These lesions changed to general low uptake on the chronic state and multiple high intensity areas were shown on T2 weighted MRI image. Such a change of cerebral tracer uptake was considered to reflect the neuropathological change of Reye syndrome. 99mTc-ECD SPECT was a useful modality to diagnose Reye syndrome complementary.
Uchino
K
K
Department of Radiology, Miyazaki Medical College.
Nagamachi
S
S
Jinnouchi
S
S
Nakahara
H
H
Flores
L
L
Kodama
T
T
Ohnishi
T
T
Watanabe
K
K
Itokazu
N
N
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds