Comparison of technetium-99m-HMPAO and technetium-99m-ECD cerebral SPECT images in Alzheimer's disease.
van Dyck CH, Lin CH, Smith EO, Wisniewski G, Cellar J, Robinson R, Narayan M, Bennett A, Delaney RC, Bronen RA, Hoffer PB. Comparison of technetium-99m-HMPAO and technetium-99m-ECD cerebral SPECT images in Alzheimer's disease. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1996, 37: 1749-55. PMID: 8917168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl subjectsAD patientsAlzheimer's diseaseAge-matched control subjectsBrain structuresBrain perfusion agentHigh diagnostic accuracyTechnetium-99mCysteinate dimerHealthy subjectsPatientsDiagnostic groupsPerfusion agentDiagnostic accuracyDiseaseSignificant differencesDiagnostic toolSPECT imagesSubjectsPurported advantagesCharacteristic analysisSignificant interactionCerebral imagesAnalysis of varianceCount density