Combined Pressure-Radionuclide Evaluation of Suspected Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Malfunction: A Seven-Year Clinical Experience
- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 66 (5) , 679-684
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.66.5.679
Abstract
A simple, safe radionuclide technique for evaluating the functional status of a CSF shunt was used in the clinical management of hydrocephalus in 306 patients over 7 yr. Results of 526 studies showed greater than 99% sensitivity and accuracy in diagnosing distal shunt obstruction and 96% correct correlation with clinical outcome overall. Intrareservoir pressure measurements are especially valuable to diagnose proximal catheter shunt malfunction and to assess shunt dependency.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Acute Hydrocephalus and Death Following V-P Shunt DisconnectionPediatrics, 1979