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99m TC‐PERTECHNETATE BRAIN SCINTIGRAPHY IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
EDELING CARLJOHAN
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1974.tb04783.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scintigraphy , pertechnetate , brain abscess , technetium , nuclear medicine , tuberous sclerosis , technetium 99m , astrocytoma , abscess , radiology , surgery , glioma , cancer research
. Edeling, C. J. (Dept of Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark). 99m Tc‐Pertechnetate brain scintigraphy in children. Acta Paediat Scand, 63: 193, 1974.–One hundred and sixteen children all suspected of brain disease were examined by 99m Tc‐pertechnetate scintigraphy. Twenty‐five of 34 verified intra‐cranial tumours or tumourlike diseases accumulated 99m Tc. Intracranial lesions such as leukaernic infiltrations, subdural haemorrhage, brain abscess, and subdural abscess were also detected by this method. Three case histories are reported: astrocytoma in the cerebellum, tuberous sclerosis, and brain abscesses. The choice of isotopes for brain scintigraphy and the advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed. It is concluded that 99m Tc‐scintigraphy seems to improve the accuracy in diagnosing brain neoplasms in children.