title: Unexpected I-123 FP-CIT uptake in a brain tumor.
abstract: A 78-year-old female patient with a 5-year history of bradykinesia and tremor at rest of both upper limbs was referred to our Nuclear Medicine Department because of a rapid functional decline over 3 months with cognitive impairment, generalized myoclonus, and dependence for most basic daily activities. Brain SPECT with 148MBq (4 mCi) of I-123 FP-CIT and 740MBq (20 mCi) of Tc-99m ethylcysteinate dimer (thereafter Tc-99m ECD) was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. mariaboronat@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boronat-Ferrater
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lorenzo-Bosquet
authors.forename: Adelaida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aguadé-Bruix
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rossi-Seoane
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández-Vara
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Sabín
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rovira
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castell-Conesa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014326:Tropanes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014326:Tropanes; C087552:2-carbomethoxy-8-(3-fluoropropyl)-3-(4-iodophenyl)tropane