Nuclear Medicine to Evaluate Complications of Cerebral Shunts: Two Cases and Review of Literature

We present two cases of cerebral shunts - a ventriculopleural shunt and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, with their associated complications. We also hope to provide a comprehensive literature review on various imaging modalities, including nuclear medicine studies in evaluating cerebral shunt complica...

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Autores principales: Vettiyil, Beth, Bessette, Sabrina, McQuiston, Samuel, Greiner, Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26420995
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1450-1147.163263
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Sumario:We present two cases of cerebral shunts - a ventriculopleural shunt and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, with their associated complications. We also hope to provide a comprehensive literature review on various imaging modalities, including nuclear medicine studies in evaluating cerebral shunt complications.

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