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J Pediatr Intensive Care 2020; 09(01): 051-053
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1696652
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1696652
Case Report
Confirmation of Brain Death with Positron Emission Tomography
Funding None declared.Further Information
Publication History
19 May 2019
25 July 2019
Publication Date:
06 September 2019 (online)
Abstract
After recent advances regarding organ transplantation, accurate and timely diagnosis of brain death has gained importance. In the diagnosis of brain death, in addition to clinical findings, various ancillary tests are very crucial. In this study, the scintigraphic imaging of the brain death of an 8-year-old girl with both Tc-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has been presented. This case study shows that 18F-FDG positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging can be a useful technique in evaluating brain death in patients.
Authors' Contributions
All authors contributed equally to this work, read, and approved the final manuscript.
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