Xenon CT measurement of cerebral blood flow in hydrocephalus
โ Scribed by P. Maeder; N. Tribolet
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 321 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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With adequate concentrations of commercially available nonradioactive xenon an enhancement of brain substance was readily demonstrated by computed tomography (CT). By performing successive CT scans at a fixed brain level following xenon inhalation, the partition coefficient and clearance of xenon as
Fourteen hydrocephalic children were studied who were between the ages of 6 months and 14 years. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by the 133Xe intravenous injection method after ventriculoperitoneal shunting. There was a negative correlation between slow flow and preoperative ventric