Author |
나정일(Jung Il Nah),우인숙(In Sook Woo),김덕윤(Deog Yoon Kim),고은미(Eun Mi Koh),김진우(Jin Woo Kim),김영설(Young Seol Kim),김광원(Kwang Won Kim),최영길(Young Kil Choi), |
Abstract |
Peripheral arterial disease, because of its significant
and prolonged morbidity and related mortality is a
major medical and surgical problem. Contrast angiograrn
remains the essential standard for the anatomic
demonstration of disease. It does not, however, provide
data suitable for quantification or any evaluation of
the microcirculation. For these reasons, radionuclide
studies are playing an increasingly important role by
not only confirming the diagnosis and offering
objective data on the physiologic significance of
anatomic lesions, but by offering prognosis of healing
and prediction of therapeutic results. In addition,
radionuclide procedures offer means t.o safely and
repeatedly monitor response to therapy and long term
follow up. 1'he object of this study was to evaluate
the clinical availability of 'Tl perfusion scan in
patients with peripheral arteriai diseases. We
performed 'Tl perfusion scans in patients with five
Buerger s disease (10 legs), six DM gangrenes (12 legs)
and classified three perfusion pattern groups. Finally
we compared treatment modalities among each groups and
compaired Tl-201 perfusion scan findings with
angiographic findings in six patients with Buergers
disease. The results were as follows: 1) Seven legs
showed increased perfusion in stress image and normal
or increased perfusion in resting image (type 1). Six
legs showed decreased perfusion in stress image and
irnproved in resting image (type II). Of total 13 legs,
only 1 leg needed to amputation. 2) Three legs showed
decreased perfusion in stress and resting irnage (type
III), and subsequently all cases were received surgical
amputation. 3) In six Buergers disease patients, there
were disagreernents in two patients (2 legs) between
'Tl scan and angiography, in which angiograms were
normal but 'Tl scans shawed type II perfusion patterns. |