%0 Journal Article
%T Technetium-99m ethylene cysteine dimer posterior fossa perfusion and brain death
%A Joseph UA
%A Kothari K
%A Skolkin D
%A Wan DQ
%A Gayed IW
%J Research and Reports in Nuclear Medicine
%D 2012
%I 
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRNM.S32386
%X hnetium-99m ethylene cysteine dimer posterior fossa perfusion and brain death Case Series (771) Total Article Views Authors: Joseph UA, Kothari K, Skolkin D, Wan DQ, Gayed IW Published Date September 2012 Volume 2012:2 Pages 11 - 15 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRNM.S32386 Received: 29 March 2012 Accepted: 14 June 2012 Published: 17 September 2012 Usha A Joseph,1 Kunal Kothari,2 Dayna Skolkin,3 David Q Wan,1 Isis W Gayed1 1Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX; 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; 3Bachelor of Nursing Student, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of and outcome in patients with isolated posterior fossa uptake on cerebral perfusion scan. Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken of electronic medical records over 6 years from 713 consecutive patients undergoing technetium-99m ethyl cysteine dimer cerebral perfusion scans to identify isolated posterior fossa activity. Results: Of the 13 patients with isolated posterior fossa activity, 10 deteriorated to death and three had life support withdrawn. They survived an average of 0.24 day ¡À 0.27 standard deviation (SD) days after scanning and an average of 1.03 ¡À 0.33 SD days on life support. Conclusion: Unilateral or bilateral isolated posterior fossa technetium-99m ethyl cysteine dimer activity indicates imminent or impending brain death and a poor prognosis.
%K isolated posterior fossa activity
%K cerebral perfusion scan
%K brain death
%K technetium-99m ethyl cysteine dimer
%U https://www.dovepress.com/technetium-99m-ethylene-cysteine-dimer-posterior-fossa-perfusion-and-b-peer-reviewed-article-RRNM