New observations in scintigraphy of subdural and extradural hematomas

J Nucl Med. 1980 Nov;21(11):1073-6.

Abstract

Static radionuclide images of subacute subdural hematomas demonstrate significant variations in findings over a 3-hr period in the same patient. The lesion can appear, disappear, and reconstitute in an entirely different pattern. This transformation has not appeared in extradural hematomas, and may provide a differential diagnostic sign. In patients with a clinical history or physical findings suspicious for these intracranial hematomas, immediate and sequential delayed static imaging is recommended.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hematoma, Subdural / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Technetium
  • Pentetic Acid