Grade II astrocytoma visualized by technetium-99m-ECD SPECT.

Hirano, T; Suzuki, H; Higuchi, T; Watanabe, N; Oriuchi, N; Shibazaki, T; Tamura, M; Endo, K · J Nucl Med · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present a case of primary brain tumor demonstrating increased uptake of 99mTc-ECD. Astrocytoma (Grade II) showed significantly increased cerebral blood perfusion on dynamic images and homogeneously increased uptake on static images with 99mTc-ECD brain SPECT. There seems to be some difference in perfusion and mechanism of tumor uptake among the cerebral blood flow imaging agents (99mTc-ECD, 99mTc-HMPAO and [123I]-IMP) and 201TI-chloride.

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