Open AccessEvaluation of MR perfusion abnormalities in organophosphorus poisoning and its correlation with SPECT
Author(s) -
Kovilapu Uday Bhanu,
Niranjan Khandelwal,
Sameer Vyas,
Paramjeet Singh,
Anuj Prabhakar,
Bhagwant Rai Mittal,
Ashish Bhalla
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/0971-3026.202961
Subject(s) - perfusion , medicine , nuclear medicine , perfusion scanning , magnetic resonance imaging , cerebral blood flow , single photon emission computed tomography , radiology , spect imaging , cerebral perfusion pressure
Acute organophosphate (OP) pesticide poisoning causes substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Many imaging modalities, such as computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the brain, have been used for quantitative assessment of the acute brain insult caused by acute OP poisoning. Perfusion defects on SPECT in acutely poisoned patients with OPs have been described, however, MR perfusion abnormalities have not been described in the literature. MR perfusion Imaging has the advantage of having higher spatial resolution, no radiation, and better availability.