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Hemodynamic Outcome of Successful Bypass Surgery in Patients with Atherosclerotic Cerebrovascular Disease: A study with Acetazolamide and $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ SPECT

죽상경화성 뇌혈관질환 환자에서 성공적인 EC/IC 우회술 후 혈류역학적 변화: 기저/아세타졸아미드 SPECT를 이용한 연구

  • Eo, Jae-Seon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Chang-Wan (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yu-Kyeong (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Eun-Kyung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Won-Woo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Eun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 어재선 (서울대학교 의과대학 의학과 핵의학교실) ;
  • 오창완 (서울대학교 의과대학 의학과 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김유경 (서울대학교 의과대학 의학과 핵의학교실) ;
  • 박은경 (서울대학교 의과대학 의학과 핵의학교실) ;
  • 이원우 (서울대학교 의과대학 의학과 핵의학교실) ;
  • 김상은 (서울대학교 의과대학 의학과 핵의학교실)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the hemodynamic changes after successful bypass surgery in patients with atherosclerotic stenosis in ICA using $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ SPECT. Materials and Methods: Fourteen patients (M:F=8:6, mean age; $60{\pm}9$ years) who underwent STA-MCA anastomosis for unilateral atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease were enrolled. $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ basal/acetazolamide perfusion SPECT studies were performed before, 10 days and 6 months after bypass surgery. Perfusion reserve was defined as the % changes after acetazolamide over rest image. Regional cerebral blood flow and perfusion reserve were compared preoperative, early-postoperative and late-postoperative scans. Results: The mean resting perfusion and decrease in perfusion reserve in affected ICA territory on preoperative scan was $52.4{\pm}3.5\;and\;-7.9{\pm}4.7%$, respectively. The resting perfusion was significantly improved after surgery on early-postoperative scan (mean $53.7{\pm}2.7$) and late-postoperative scan (mean $53.3{\pm}2.5$) compared with preoperative images (p<0.05, respectively). Resting perfusion did not showed further improvement on late-postoperative scan compared with early-postoperative scan. The perfusion reserve was $-3.7{\pm}2.6%$ on early-postoperative scan, and $-1.6{\pm}2.3%$ on late-postoperative scan, which was significantly improved after surgery. Additionally, further improvement of perfusion reserved as observed on late-postoperative scan (p<0.05). While, in the unaffected ICA territory, no significant changes in the resting perfusion and perfusion reserve was observed. Conclusion: The improvement of resting perfusion and perfusion reserve in early-postoperative scan reflects the immediate restoration of the cerebral blood flow by bypass surgery. In contrasts, further improvement of perfusion reserve showing on late-postoperative scan may indicate a good collateral development after surgery, which may indicate good surgical outcome after surgery.

목적: 폐색성 뇌혈관질환에서 EC/IC 뇌혈관 우회술은 해당 뇌조직의 혈류 증가를 기대하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ 뇌혈류 스펙트를 이용하여 폐색성뇌질환 환자에서 성공적인 우회로 시술 후 단기, 장기간의 혈류역학적 변화 경과를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 뇌경색 또는 뇌허혈 증상을 가진 죽상경화성 뇌폐색성 혈관질환으로 성공적 STA-MCA 문합술을 시행한 14명의 환자(남:여=8:6, 평균연령: $60{\pm}9$세)를 대상으로 하였다. 술전과 술후 10일, 6개월에 시행한 $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ 기저/아세타졸아미드 부하 뇌 혈류 SPECT에서 기저 뇌혈류 및 뇌혈류예비능의 변화를 관찰하였다. 결과: 우회술 전 원인 내경동맥 측의 비경색뇌부위의 기저 혈류 및 뇌혈류예비능은$52.4{\pm}3.5$와 $-7.9{\pm}4.7%$이었다. 수술 후 초기 및 후기의 내경동맥 공급 뇌부위의 혈류는 각각 $53.7{\pm}2.7,\;53.3{\pm}2.5$로 술전과 비교하였을 때 유의한 증가를 보였다 (p<0.05). 술후 10일과 6개월 사이의 기저뇌혈류에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 한편, 뇌혈류예비능은 술전과 비교하여 초기 및 후기에 유의한 호전(초기, $-3.7{\pm}2.6%$, 후기: $-1.6{\pm}2.3%$)을 보였으며, 수술 후기에서 수술 초기와 비교하여서도 유의미한 추가의 뇌혈류예 비능 증가가 관찰되었다 (p<0.05). 반면, 수술을 시행하지 않은 쪽의 내경동맥 공급 뇌부위에서는 수술 후 추적검사에서 기저혈류 및 뇌혈류예비능에 유의한 변화를 보이지 않았다. 결론: 성공적 뇌혈관 우회술 후의 초기 뇌혈류 SPECT에서의 단기적 혈류변화는 뇌혈류의 재개통에 의한 즉각적인 변화를 반영하고, 반면에 수술 후기 SPECT에 관찰되는 장기적인 혈류변화는 우회술 후에 신생혈관에 의한 측부순환에 기인하는 것으로 생각되며, 이러한 변화가 EC/IC 우회술 후 뇌졸중의 발병빈도의 감소와 상관되리라 여겨진다.

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