Tc-99m HMPAO brain perfusion imaging in young Down's syndrome patients

Brain and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-112

  Gökçora, Nahide ^a   Atasever, Tamer ^a   Karabacak, Neşe Ilgin ^a   Vural, Gülin ^a   Gücüyener, Kivilcim ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain perfusion; Down syndrome; Radionuclide imaging; Tc 99m HMPAO single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0345355194     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(98)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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