Subdural Empyema Associated with an Apparent Regional Hyperperfusion (Luxury Perfusion)

摘要

A patient with a subdural empyema demonstrated a late arterial ldquo;blushrdquo; during a99mTc-pertechnetate cerebral dynamic flow study which ldquo;washed outrdquo; in the delayed images. Cerebral arteriography and subsequent autopsy documented inflammatory tissue surrounding the empyema, resulting in this scintigraphic pattern.