Cerebral SPECT imaging: effect on clinical management

M Bloom; S Jacobs; J Pile-Spellman; A Pozniakoff; M I Mabutas; R A Fawwaz; R L Van Heertum

Cerebral SPECT imaging: effect on clinical management

J Nucl Med. 1996 Jul;37(7):1070-3.

Authors

M Bloom¹, S Jacobs, J Pile-Spellman, A Pozniakoff, M I Mabutas, R A Fawwaz, R L Van Heertum

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.

PMID: 8965170

Abstract

This study, performed in 94 consecutive patients referred for evaluation, demonstrates the clinical utility of cerebral SPECT imaging. In a significant percentage of patients (47%), the additional information provided by SPECT resulted in an alteration in clinical management. Long-term follow-up will be necessary to determine the effect of these management decisions on patient outcome.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Diseases / therapy
Case-Control Studies
Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebrovascular Disorders / therapy
Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging
Craniocerebral Trauma / therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Organotechnetium Compounds
Oximes
Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon* / statistics & numerical data

Substances

Organotechnetium Compounds
Oximes
Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime