TC-99M HMPAO SPECT IN A CEREBRAL GUNSHOT WOUND

The authors examined regional cerebral blood flow by using Tc-99m HMPA O SPECT studies in a patient who received a gunshot wound to the brain . Although the presence of the retained bullet's fragments adversely a ffected the quality of CT images and contraindicated MRI studies, the SPECT examination did not have the same constraints and allowed both t herapy assessment and prognostic evaluation. The repair of the cortica l defect could also be assessed.