title: Cerebral perfusion (SPECT) studies.
abstract: This article forms part of our 'Tests and results' series for 2013, which aims to provide information about common tests that general practitioners order regularly. It considers areas such as indications, what to tell the patient, what the test can and cannot tell you, and interpretation of the results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. joseph_lee@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Keren M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khafagi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000075202:Contraindications; D003704:Dementia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon