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We detected a regional defect in the pons with ipsilateral cerebellar hypoperfusion in a patient with acoustic neuroma by brain SPECT with99mTc 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.
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Yui, N., Togawa, T., Kinoshita, F. et al. Demonstration of abnormal perfusion in the pons with high resolution SPECT and Technetium-99m HMPAO in a patient with acoustic neuroma. Ann Nucl Med 7, 183–186 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03164964
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