NUCLEAR MEDICINE CEREBRAL PERFUSION SCAN

Course overview

SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT) AND POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) ARE IMAGING MODALITIES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE THAT CAN BE USED TO EVALUATE CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMICS. SPECT AND PET CEREBRAL PERFUSION EXAMINATIONS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EVALUATING MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STROKE, CHRONIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE, EPILEPSY, AND DEMENTIA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO SPECT AND PET CEREBRAL PERFUSION EXAMS.