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Childhood moyamoya disease: quantitative evaluation of perfusion MR imaging--correlation with clinical outcome after revascularization surgery.
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PMID:  19332853     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate whether perfusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging can depict hemodynamic status after revascularization surgery and whether changes at perfusion MR imaging after revascularization surgery correspond with clinical outcome in moyamoya disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An institutional review board approved this retrospective study; informed consent was waived. Pre- and postoperative perfusion MR imaging data in 67 children with moyamoya disease (mean age, 7.2 years; range, 2-13 years) were included. Regional time to peak (rTTP) and regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) were calculated by adjusting cerebral time to peak (TTP) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) values by using cerebellar reference values. For quantitative regional analysis, pixel values were divided into five categories (>0, >2, >4, >6, and >8 seconds), and percentages of pixels in rTTP meeting these time conditions were calculated. Changes in the values after revascularization were calculated. Postoperative clinical outcomes were categorized as follows: 1 indicated excellent; 2, good; 3, fair; and 4, poor. Pre- and postoperative perfusion parameters were compared by using a paired t test; relationships between perfusion parameters and clinical outcomes were investigated by using one-way analysis of variance, with a significance level of .05. RESULTS: rTTP, rCBV, and percentage of pixels of rTTP decreased significantly after revascularization surgery. Pre- and postoperative rTTP were significantly different for the clinical outcome categories. Change in rTTP and change in percentage of pixels of rTTP (>0 seconds to >6 seconds) were significantly different for the clinical outcome categories. CONCLUSION: TTP and CBV perfusion maps can depict hemodynamic status after revascularization surgery in moyamoya disease. Furthermore, changes in TTP perfusion maps after revascularization surgery correspond with clinical outcome in patients with moyamoya disease.
Authors:
Tae Jin Yun; Jung-Eun Cheon; Dong Gyu Na; Woo Sun Kim; In-One Kim; Kee-Hyun Chang; Kyung Mo Yeon; In Chan Song; Kyu-Chang Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  251     ISSN:  1527-1315     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-31     Completed Date:  2009-04-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  216-23     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehangno, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Algorithms*
Brain / blood supply,  pathology*
Cerebral Revascularization / methods*
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Male
Moyamoya Disease / diagnosis*,  surgery*
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics as Topic
Treatment Outcome

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