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Comparative results of 99mTc-pertechnetate scintigraphy and computerized tomography after contrast injection in cerebral pathology

  • Neuroradiology of Vascular and Atrophic Lesions in the Geriatric Age
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Fifty-six patients presenting acute cerebral ischemia were investigated by means of 160 CT and 90 RN scans. CT was positive before contrast injection in 90% of cases. A total of 120 CTs were done before and after contrast injection. Only 31% of the ischemic areas were enhanced. Out of 90 RN scans, 50 showed localized uptake. The peak of scintigraphic detection was found on the 15th day of evolution, while enhancement at CT was more frequent between the 15th and 21st days. For the hematomas (13 cases) detection by RN scan depends on the size of the lesion. Among the 47 patients presenting cerebral tumor, the RN uptake depends above all on the intensity of the BBB lesion. RN uptake and CT enhancement both show the same blood-brain barrier disturbance.

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  1. Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France

    A. Laporte, J. M. Mazeaux & P. Henry

  2. Hôpital Pellegrin, Service de Neuro-Radiologie, Bordeaux, France

    A. M. Renou, P. Constant & J. M. Caillé

  3. Service des Isotopes, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Pessac, France

    D. Ducassou

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Laporte, A., Renou, A.M., Mazeaux, J.M. et al. Comparative results of 99mTc-pertechnetate scintigraphy and computerized tomography after contrast injection in cerebral pathology. Neuroradiology 16, 173–175 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395241

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