STEREOTAXIC IRRADIATION OF ANGIOMAS - SCINTIGRAPHIC FOLLOW-UP

Irradiation increases the rate of thrombolie obliteration of the angioma. The long latency before the onset of thrombo-obliteration means that there is a considerable delay in treatment. Cerebral angiography is considered the gold standard in he follow-up of angiomas in this stuty, HM scintigraphy was positive in all cases when cerebral angiography showed no radiological improvement, negative when complete obliteration of the angioma occurred, but negative in 5 cases with incomplete obliteration. This preliminary study shows the place of HM scintigraphy in the follow-up of angioma irradiation, in which it revealed the incomplete effect of stereotactic radiosurgery.