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Different Uptake of Tc-99m ECD and Tc-99m HMPAO in the Normal Brains: Analysis by Statistical Parametric Mapping  

Kim, Euy-Neyng (Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Jung, Yong-An (Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Sohn, Hyung-Sun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Sung-Hoon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Yoo, Ie-Ryung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Chung, Soo-Kyo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine / v.36, no.4, 2002 , pp. 244-254 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated the differences between technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer (Tc-99m ECD) and technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (Tc-99m HMPAO) uptake in the normal brain by means of statistical parametric mapping (SPM) analysis. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed age and sex matched 53 cases of normal brain SPECT. Thirty-two cases were obtained with Tc-99m ECD and 21 cases with Tc-99m HMPAO. There were no abnormal findings on brain MRIs. All of the SPECT images were spatially transformed to standard space, smoothed and globally normalized. The differences between the Tc-99m ECD and Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT images were statistically analyzed using statistical parametric mapping (SPM'99) software. The differences bgetween the two groups were considered significant ant a threshold of corrected P values less than 0.05. Results: SPM analysis revealed significantly different uptakes of Tc-99m ECD and Tc-99m HMPAO in the normal brains. On the Tc-99m ECD SPECT images, relatively higher uptake was observed in the frontal, parietal and occipital lobes, in the basal ganglia and thalamus, and in the superior region of the cerebellum. On the Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT images, relatively higher uptakes was observed in subcortical areas of the frontal region, temporal lobe, and posterior portion of inferior cerebellum. Conclusion: Uptake of Tc-99m ECD and Tc-99m HMPO in the normallooking brain was significantly different on SPM analysis. The selective use of Tc-99m ECD of Tc-99m HMPAO in brain SPECT imaging appears especially valuable for the interpretation of cerebral perfusion. Further investigation is necessary to determine which tracer is more accurate for diagnosing different clinical conditions.
Keywords
Tc-99m HMPAO; Tc-99m ECD; SPM;
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