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Radionuclide cerebral imaging confirming brain death.

J A Schwartz, J Baxter, D Brill

    JAMA
    |January 14, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary

    Portable radionuclide cerebral imaging (RCI) is a valid method for determining brain death. This technique showed no cerebral blood flow in brain-dead patients, similar to contrast arteriography.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neurology
    • Radiology

    Background:

    • Determining brain death requires confirmation of absent cerebral blood flow.
    • Traditional methods like contrast arteriography can be invasive.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate portable radionuclide cerebral imaging (RCI) as a method for assessing cerebral blood flow in brain-dead patients.
    • To compare RCI with four-vessel cerebral contrast arteriography.

    Main Methods:

    • Cerebral blood flow was measured in 15 clinically brain-dead patients using portable RCI.
    • Four-vessel cerebral contrast arteriography was also performed for comparison.

    Main Results:

    • Neither RCI nor contrast arteriography demonstrated cerebral blood flow in the patients.
    • Four RCI scans revealed activity in the sagittal sinus.

    Conclusions:

    • Portable RCI is a valid and potentially useful tool for diagnosing brain death.
    • RCI may serve as an alternative to contrast cerebral arteriography.

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