Radiol Clin North Am 1993 Jul;31(4):881-907
Spect brain imaging in neurologic disease.
Van Heertum RL, Miller SH, Mosesson RE.
In recent years cerebral SPECT imaging is rapidly evolving as a clinical tool in
the evaluation of a variety of neurologic disorders. In large part, the major
advances in brain imaging which have occurred in the last four years are related
to new developments in instrumentation and radiopharmaceuticals. In particular,
the increased availability of multidetector and dedicated ring detector systems
has given rise to improved image resolution and more rapid patient throughput.
Advances in the field of radiopharmaceutical development, particularly as it
pertains to perfusion brain SPECT agents, has also contributed to the advances
in the field. As a result of these developments, there has been an expanded
interest in and use of brain SPECT imaging procedures in the evaluation of
cerebrovascular disease, dementia, epilepsy, and head trauma.
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