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The aim of this present study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of early SPET after stroke. 108 patients underwent SPET (400 — 600 MBq Tc-99m-ECD, brain dedicated camera) within 6h after onset of stroke symptoms. In follow-up period CT revealed no hypodensities (n = 20), subtotal medial cerebri artery territory (MCA) hypodensities (n = 78) or total MCA territory hypodensities (n = 10). Sensitivity and specificity of visual SPET analysis equaled 96.1% and 90.0%. Semiquantitative SPET analysis revealed significant group differences regarding size and depth of early activity deficits. Using cut-off values for these parameters, clinical outcome after 5d was correctly predicted in 89/108 patients.
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Barthel, H. et al. (1999). Prognostic Potential of Tc-99m-ECD-SPET Within 6 Hours after Onset of Stroke Symptoms. In: Bergmann, H., Köhn, H., Sinzinger, H. (eds) Radioactive Isotopes in Clinical Medicine and Research XXIII. Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8782-3_5
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