OBJECTIVE There are no previous studies using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans in somatization disorder (SD) patients. The aim of this paper is to assess SPECT imaging abnormalities in SD patients and study any relation to laterality. METHOD Eleven SD patients from the Somatization Disorder Unit of Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain, not fulfilling crit...

UNLABELLED The performance of 99mTc Stealth liposomes was investigated in various rat models. METHODS Preformed polyethyleneglycol-containing liposomes with encapsulated reduced glutathione, were radiolabeled using the lipophilic 99mTc-HMPAO. The labeled liposomes were intravenously administered to rats with focal S. aureus or E. coli infection, or turpentine-induced inflammation. For compari...

Brain perfusion is abnormal in chronic cocaine users. To determine whether these perfusion abnormalities are reversible following treatment, we studied 10 cocaine-dependent polydrug users with 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT 2 to 3 days after admission to an inpatient treatment facility and at 7 to 8 days and 17 to 29 days after abstinence from drugs. The patients also received buprenorphine, an opioid mixed...

Introduction: Previously, a functional test with intravenous administration of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was proposed to assess the reactivity cerebral circulation and significance internal carotid artery stenoses, evaluation by brain SPECT (neuroSPECT) 99mTc-HMPAO. The types reaction blood flow during it were identified, different ratios stenoses degree ischemic damage assessed according MR...