UNLABELLED White blood cell scanning with (99m)Tc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) has proven highly sensitive and specific in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with suspected osteomyelitis. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the usefulness of SPECT and transmission CT performed simultaneously using a hybrid imaging device for the functional anatomic mapping of bone ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the cerebral blood flow changes associated with the analgesic effect of acupuncture in patients with chronic pain. METHODS Seven patients presenting with a chronic pain syndrome and 5 healthy controls were included. All single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans were acquired with a uniform protocol. The patient group was i...

UNLABELLED We tested the hypothesis that educational level influences regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. METHODS The severity of AD was measured with the Cognitive Ability Screening Instrument (age and education adjusted). rCBF was assessed using (99m)Tc-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime brain SPECT; differences in rCBF between groups with different educati...

greatly facilitated by technetium-99m (99mTc)tracers, having comparable avid uptake and prolonged reten tion in the brain as the iodine-123-('231) labeled amines, isopropylamphetamine (IMP) and hydroxy benzyl-propanediamine (HIPDM). Such molecules would facilitate cerebral blood flow (CBF) tomography by conventional single photon emission computed to mography (SPECT). Technetium-99m is inexpens...

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