The SPECT demonstration of an improvement in cerebral perfusion in a female patient with Takayasu's disease following carotid revascularization
Alguacil Rodríguez, R.; Sánchez Mayorga, A.; Fueyo Bros, F.; Sanz Fernández, P.; Portellano Pérez, P.; Guijarro Escribano, F.; Fernández Abreu, A.; Novoa Cheng, C.
Angiologia 44(3): 87-91
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3170 PMID: 1353324 Document Number: 393000
Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging play an important role in the diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease, but only in the morphological aspect. To assess changes in cerebral perfusion are necessary functional images techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). By these methods we can evaluate the cerebral hemodynamics to better understand the significance of chronic ischemia as a stroke risk factor for patients with carotid stenosis. A case of improvement of cerebral blood flow demonstrated by SPECT after carotid revascularization in a young woman with Takayasu's disease is described.