Paradoxical hyperfixation of hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime in cerebral infarction

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1905-1908

  Shintani, Shuzo ^a,b   Tsuruoka, Shin ^a   Shiigai, Tatsuo ^a  

^a Toride Kyodo General Hospital   (Japan)

^b Toride Kyodo General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain, infarction; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TRACER;

AGED; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0031546088     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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