The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of SPECT during temporary carotid
balloon occlusion testing and to evaluate the changes in regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) …

Purpose The authors obtained noninvasive quantitative measurements of regional cerebral
blood flow using Tc-99m L, L-ethyl cysteinate dimer (Tc-99m ECD) SPECT to evaluate …

A comment on this article appears in" SPECT evaluation of cervical occlusion." J Nucl Med.
1994 Sep; 35 (9): 1556-7. A comment on this article appears in" SPECT HMPAO and …

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation of stump pressure during balloon occlusion test and
relative cerebral blood flow (relative CBF) as measured by 99mTc …

during Balloon Test Occlusion Page 1 HUMAN STUDIES HMPAO SPECT to Assess Neurologic
Deficits during Balloon Test Occlusion Young Hoon Ryu, Tae Sub Chung. Jong Doo Lee …

MATERiALS AND METhODS Patient Population Twentypatients, 7 men and 13women, with
a mean age of 47 yr (range 17— 70yr), were included in this study. The intracranial lesions …

Methods Test balloon occlusion of the internal carotid artery was performed in 44 patients
with a variety of head and neck tumors or aneurysms. Technetium-99m-HMPAO was …

Although carotid shunting is occasionally necessary to prevent cerebral ischemia during
carotid endarterectomy, there is no reliable indication for this procedure. The purpose of this …

A balloon test occlusion of the internal carotid artery was performed in 11 patients with
internal carotid artery aneurysms. Tolerance by patients was assessed by a combination of …

A new method that employs a cerebral perfusion imaging agent, 99mTc-HMPAO, is
described for identifying those patients who clinically pass an internal carotid artery balloon …