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Brain death

Case contributed by Gagandeep Singh
Diagnosis certain

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Nuclear medicine

Absent intracranial uptake of tracer.

Case Discussion

Absent intracranial uptake of tracer is consistent with brain death.

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