Postoperative Cerebral Blood Flow Evaluation by Stable Xenon Computed Tomography in Patients with a Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysm.
- Author:
Soo Deog HEO
1
;
Moo Seong KIM
;
Yong Tae JUNG
;
Soo Chun KIM
;
Jae Hong SIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, Paik Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stable xenon CT;
CBF;
Intracranial aneurysm patient;
Disability group;
Craniotomy site
- MeSH:
Craniotomy;
Humans;
Intracranial Aneurysm*;
Prognosis;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Xenon*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1997;26(7):903-911
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In cerebrovascular disease, the measurement of cerebral blood flow(CBF) is an important indicator of a patient's clinical status, treatment and prognosis. The main advantage of Stable Xenon CT is that it noninvasively provides three-dimensional, high resolution, quantitative local cerebral blood flow information coupled to anatomic exposition. Using this modality, we measured postoperative CBF in 50 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. The results were as follows : 1) There was a negative relationship between age and CBF. 2) Among postoperative disability patients, global and regional CBF were markedly diminished. 3) CBF on the ipsilateral side of a craniotomy site was markedly lower than on the contralateral side. Xenon CT is a very useful method for the evaluation of postoperative CBF in intracranial aneurysm patients.
