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/sup 111/In platelet scintigraphy in cerebrovascular disease

Journal Article · · Neurology; (United States)
OSTI ID:6711174

We obtained scintigraphic images of the neck from 100 patients with suspected cerebrovascular disease after injecting /sup 111/In-labeled autologous platelets. One or more focuses of increased activity, implying local platelet accumulation, were seen along the course of the cervical carotid arteries in 52 patients. In 64 patients, there was a highly significant correlation between the results of scintigraphy and carotid arteriography (p . 10(6)). There was no significant correlation between the scintigraphic findings and the previous or subsequent occurrence of transient ischemic attack or cerebral infarction in the carotid circulation. These data suggest that factors other than the simple formation of platlet thrombi in the cervical carotid arteries are of primary importance in the pathogenesis of stroke.

Research Organization:
Edward Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
OSTI ID:
6711174
Journal Information:
Neurology; (United States), Journal Name: Neurology; (United States) Vol. 32:9; ISSN NEURA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English