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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• 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