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Single photon emission computerized tomography in childhood hydrocephalus |
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| Authors: | Masaki Shinoda Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Yoshimi Tanaka Osamu Sato Sin Kobayashi Yutaka Suzuki |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohsei-dai, Isehara, 259-11 Kanagawa, Japan;(2) Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohsei-dai, Isehara, 259-11 Kanagawa, Japan |
| Abstract: | Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) is now widely used as one of the tools in evaluating cerebral blood flow (CBF). The authors report the CBF changes in childhood hydrocephalus. Five pediatric cases studied by 123I-IM SPECT in children are presented. The authors counted radioactivities both in early and delayed images in each patient, and calculated the reabsorption ratio (RR). Two negative-RR cases and three positive-RR cases were found. All of the negative-RR patients had a poor prognosis, while all of the positive-RR patients had a favorable outcome. |
| Keywords: | Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) Childhood hydrocephalus N-isopropyl-p-iodo-methylamphetamine (123I-IMP) Early image Delayed image |
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