N-ISOPROPYL-P-[I-123]IODOAMPHETAMINE SPECT IN MELAS SYNDROME - COMPARISON WITH CT AND MR IMAGING

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作者
SATOH, M [1 ]
ISHIKAWA, N [1 ]
YOSHIZAWA, T [1 ]
TAKEDA, T [1 ]
AKISADA, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TSUKUBA, INST CLIN MED, DEPT NEUROSURG, TSUKUBA, JAPAN
关键词
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; BRAIN; BLOOD FLOW; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPECT;
D O I
10.1097/00004728-199101000-00010
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Regional cerebral perfusion was studied in three patients with the mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome, using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with N-isopropyl-p-]123I]iodoamphetamine (IMP). Accumulation of the tracer was relatively decreased in the parietooccipital regions and also in the frontotemporal regions after stroke-like episodes. However, quantitative regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) measurement showed that rCBF was relatively well preserved even at these sites, and a hyperemic state was observed at the sites of normal accumulation. IMP SPECT may be useful in the diagnosis and assessment of the progress of the MELAS syndrome.
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