We conducted a study on humans to determine whether quantitative evaluation of blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown using the (99m)Tc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid ((99m)Tc-DTPA) SPECT technique at the peak time of stroke evolution can predict neurologic outcome.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. mvlorber@internet-zahav.net