Comparative study of regional cerebral blood flow images by SPECT using xenon-133, iodine-123 IMP, and technetium-99m HM-PAO

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5821260

Nakano, S; Kinoshita, K; Jinnouchi, S; Hoshi, H; Watanabe, K

Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using /sup 133/Xe, N-isopropyl-p-(/sup 123/I)iodoamphetamine ((/sup 123/I)IMP) and (/sup 99m/Tc) hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime ((/sup 99m/Tc)HM-PAO) in 24 patients with cerebrovascular diseases. The greatest advantage of /sup 133/Xe SPECT was to be able to provide absolute rCBF values without arterial sampling. However, its image quality was very poor. Iodine-123 IMP SPECT provided rCBF images of higher quality and it had good correlation to /sup 133/Xe SPECT. Iodine-123 IMP SPECT provided the best images to detect mild ischemic lesions. It could detect obstructive or stenotic changes of large cerebral arteries very well except for a moderate stenosis of internal carotid artery. Technetium-99m HM-PAO SPECT also provided very good rCBF images and it had good correlation to /sup 133/Xe SPECT. However, the count-density ratios for the ischemic lesions to the contralateral presumed normal areas of (/sup 99m/Tc) HM-PAO SPECT were significantly higher than those of (/sup 123/I)IMP SPECT.

• Research Organization: Miyazaki Medical College (Japan)
• OSTI ID: 5821260
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 30:2; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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