The Clinical Application of Radionuclide Angiography(RNA)
10.4055/jkoa.1988.23.1.8
- Author:
Kwang Suk LEE
;
Jae Lim CHO
;
Hyun Kee CHUNG
;
Joon Sik KIM
;
Kwang Hoe KIM
;
Suk Shin CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Radionuclide angiography(RNA)
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Arteries;
Critical Illness;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Methods;
Outpatients;
Peripheral Arterial Disease;
Radionuclide Angiography;
Trees
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1988;23(1):8-16
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Angiography has been playing important roles in diagnosis and treatment in the field of orthopaedic surgery. Conventional angiography is the most reliable and widely used method in diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease. But the clinical use of the conventional angiography has been limited by the risk of possible complications and time-consuming procedures. Radionuclide sngiography is rapidly performed, rapidly interpretable and time-saving procedure for the visualization of arterial tree prior to vascular intervention in the critically ill patient. We have analyzed and compared the 22 cases who had taken radionuclide angiography and conventional angiography simultaneously from November, 1986 to August, 1987 in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hanysng University Hospital. The results were as follow 1. Radionuclide angiography is simple, non-invasive, accurste, reproducible method. It eliminstes the discomfort and morbidity of conventional angiography and can be done on an outpatient basis at a much lower cost. It is useful in the patients who may be allergic to the contrast medium. 2. In cases of arterial occlusion, radionuclide angiogrpahy is also useful in the evsluation of obstruction of major artery and can be substituted for conventionsl angiography. 3. For the purpose of evaluation of success in the cases of vascular reconstruction, radionuclide angiogrphy also demonstrate the vasculsr blood flow without any risk. 4. Although rsdionuclide angiography has limitstion in snatomic detsil, it could be psrtially substituted for conventionsl angiography in the diagnosis of vascular anomalies or tumors.
