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Quantitative activation patterns of cerebral blood flow during mental stimulation after intravenous injection of 195mAu

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A previously reported theory for quantitative cerebral blood flow measurement for nondiffusible radiotracers has been applied to patients after stroke and to volunteers undergoing a mental stimulation exercise. Quantitative measurements of cerebral blood flow pattern in p-a and lateral projections of the brain are obtained using the short lived (30s) isotope 195mAu from the recently developed generator. The energy spectrum of the eluate from the generator shows two strong photon peaks, one at an energy level of 68 KeV and a second at 262 KeV. The low-energy peak is suitable for perfusion studies of the cerebral hemispheres in lateral projection, being without “look through” effect. The high-energy level is good for studies in the p-a-projection. Studies last less than 1 min and can be repeated after 3 min. Parametric images for quantitative regional cerebral blood flow can be generated, in which the avascular region following stroke can be detected. Quantitative activation patterns of cerebral blood flow during mental stimulation can be generated. The results show that it is possible to measure cerebral bloodflow patterns not only with freely diffusible indicators like Xenon but also with nondiffusible indicators.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Municipal Hospital, Passau, Germany

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Dedicated to Professor Dr. Pabst, Technical University Munich, on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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Lindner, P., Nickel, O. Quantitative activation patterns of cerebral blood flow during mental stimulation after intravenous injection of 195mAu. Neuroradiology 25, 119–123 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00455730

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