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Acetazolamide-challenged perfusion magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of cerebrovascular reserve capacity in patients with symptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosis: comparison with technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime single-photon emission computed tomography.
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PMID:  22040783     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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OBJECTIVES: Acetazolamide-challenged perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown as a method for assessment of cerebrovascular reserve (CVR) capacity in patients with atherosclerotic steno-occlusive disease of internal carotid artery. We have assessed the feasibility of the acetazolamide-challenged perfusion MRI for evaluating CVR in symptomatic patients with severe middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis (≥70%) by comparison with the acetazolamide-challenged technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
METHODS: Seventeen prospectively enrolled patients with symptomatic unilateral MCA stenosis underwent technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime SPECT and perfusion MRI without and with acetazolamide challenge, respectively. Acetazolamide-challenged SPECT and perfusion MRI were compared quantitatively by Region of interest (ROI) analysis.
RESULTS: At all ROIs, there were no significant differences in percent change between SPECT and perfusion MRI. Patients with impaired CVR showed significant decreases in the percent changes of respective cerebral blood flow (P=.016) and respective cerebral blood volume (P=.029).
CONCLUSION: Acetazolamide-challenged perfusion MRI is feasible for evaluating CVR in symptomatic patients with severe MCA stenosis quantitatively.
Authors:
Hyun Jeong Kim; Tae Woo Kim; Seon-Young Ryu; Po Song Yang; Min Jeong Kwon; Ji Chang Kim; Yeon Soo Lee; Hyung Jin Lee; Ji Ho Yang; Jae Kyun Kim; Yong-An Chung; Eun-Young Oh; Sang Bong Lee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical imaging     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1873-4499     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Imaging     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-01     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8911831     Medline TA:  Clin Imaging     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  413-20     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Department of Radiology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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