Watershed infarcts, Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT and CT correlation: Case reports

T. Sullivan, Javier Villanueva-Meyer, C. K. Liu, R. Giombetti, I. Mena

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Abstract

We report on the use of Tc-99m hexamethylpropylene amineoxime (HMPAO) in watershed infarcts in five patients who had focal neurologic symptoms. Good correlation between Tc-99m HMPAO and CT was found in two patients. In three patients only Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT in a watershed distribution showed a perfusion abnormality that explained the clinical findings. Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT may be more sensitive than CT in the detection of infarctions in the watershed distribution.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)170-173
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1991
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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