Prediction of Prognosis by Acetazolamide Brain Perfusion SPECT in Patients with Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Author:
Sang Gyun BAE
;
Jae Gon MOON
;
Suk Mo LEE
;
Han Gyu KIM
;
Ha Yong YEOM
;
Do Yoon HWANG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
99mTc-HMPAO;
Acetazolamide;
Arteriovenous malformation
- MeSH:
Acetazolamide*;
Arteriovenous Malformations*;
Brain*;
Humans;
Perfusion*;
Prognosis*;
Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime;
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
- From:Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
2000;34(5):426-432
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
After surgical operation in patients with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), normal pressure perfusion breakthrough (NPPB) is one of the major complications. Brain perfusion SPECT with acetazolamide stress was known to be useful to evaluate the vascular reserve in several neurological and neurosurgical conditions. The authors performed acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT in patients with AVM and compared the brain perfusion in the post-operative clinical courses. The acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT was helpful in defining the prognosis of the patients with AVM. We describe 4 patients with AVM who had acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT to examine the prognosis.
