Why the study?
Does radionuclide scintigraphy with indium-111-labeled autologous platelets accurately detect carotid atherosclerosis compared to contrast angiography in patients with suspected cerebrovascular disease?
Population
34 patients with suspected cerebrovascular disease
Comparison
Radionuclide scintigraphy with indium-111-oxine… vs Contrast angiography (performed in 23 patients)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support pathophysiologic assessment of carotid plaques; leaves open diagnostic accuracy versus angiography.
Does radionuclide scintigraphy with indium-111-labeled autologous platelets accurately detect carotid atherosclerosis compared to contrast angiography in patients with suspected cerebrovascular disease?
Imaging with 111In-labeled autologous platelets can detect carotid atherosclerotic lesions and may help evaluate their pathophysiologic characteristics.
Davis et al. (1980) studied this question.
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