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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2015; 14(03): 212-215
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.163263
Case report

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

Beth Vettiyil
Department of Radiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
,
Sabrina Bessette
1   Department of Nephrology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
,
Samuel McQuiston
Department of Radiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
,
Francis Greiner
Department of Radiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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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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Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid oma - computed tomography in cerebrospinal fluid collection - cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst - mass - nuclear medicine in cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst - pleural effusion in ventriculopleural shunt - ultrasound in cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst - ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications - ventriculopleural shunt


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21 May 2022

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