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Shunt function testing by radionuclide injection and shunt pressure measurement was performed in 312 patients with ventriculoatrial and ventriculoperitoneal shunts. After a single pressure measurement from the shunt chamber, Technetium 99 m Pertechnetate (80 megabequerals in 0.5 mis of saline) was injected. Depending on the shunt design, pressure measurement and injection were performed in the shunt chamber connected to the ventricular catheter while the distal chamber was occluded.
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Reilly, P.L., Savage, J.P., Doecke, L. (1991). Isotope Transport Studies and Shunt Pressure Measurements as a Guide to Shunt Function. In: Matsumoto, S., Sato, K., Tamaki, N., Oi, S. (eds) Annual Review of Hydrocephalus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11158-1_40
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