Demonstration of abnormal perfusion in the pons with high resolution SPECT and technetium-99m HMPAO in a patient with acoustic neuroma

We detected a regional defect in the pons with ipsilateral cerebellar hypoperfusion in a patient with acoustic neuroma by brain SPECT with 99mTc HMPAO. A high spatial resolution SPECT system with three detectors equipped with fan-beam collimators was employed. This is the first report of a defect in...

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Published in:Annals of nuclear medicine 1993-09, Vol.7 (3), p.183-186
Main Authors: Yui, N, Togawa, T, Kinoshita, F, Namba, H, Akiyama, Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cerebellum - blood supply
Cerebellum - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuroma, Acoustic - diagnostic imaging
Neuroma, Acoustic - pathology
Organotechnetium Compounds
Oximes
Pons - blood supply
Pons - diagnostic imaging
Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Summary:We detected a regional defect in the pons with ipsilateral cerebellar hypoperfusion in a patient with acoustic neuroma by brain SPECT with 99mTc HMPAO. A high spatial resolution SPECT system with three detectors equipped with fan-beam collimators was employed. This is the first report of a defect in the brainstem being visualized by perfusion SPECT and this method could make it possible to clarify the cause of a remote effect on the cerebellar perfusion by injury to the brainstem.
ISSN:0914-7187
1864-6433
DOI:10.1007/BF03164964