The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Effects of Perfusion Defect on the Measurement of Left Ventricular Mass, Ventricular Volume and Post-stress Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Gated Myocardial Perfusion SPECT

정량적 게이트 심근관류 스펙트 검사에서 관류결손이 좌심근질량 측정과 부하 후 좌심실 용적 및 구혈률에 미치는 영향

  • Ahn, Byeong-Cheol (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Bae, Sun-Keun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Woo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Jeong, Sin-Young (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Tae (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Bo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School)
  • 안병철 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 배선근 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 이상우 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 정신영 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 이재태 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 이규보 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실)
  • Published : 2002.12.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The presence of perfusion defect may influence the left ventricular mass (LVM) measurement by quantitative gated myocardial perfusion SPECT (QGS), and ischemic myocardium, usually showing perfusion defect may produce post-stress LV dysfunction. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of extent and reversibility of perfusion defect on the automatic measurement of LVM by QGS and to investigate the effect of reversibility of perfusion defect on post-stress LV dysfunction. Subjects and Methods: Forty-six patients (male/female=34:12, mean age=64years) with perfusion defect on myocardial perfusion SPECT underwent rest and post-stress QGS. Forty patients (87%) showed reversible defect. End-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV), LV ejection fraction (EF), and LV myocardial volume were obtained from QGS by AutoQUANT program, and LVM was calculated by multiplying the LV myocardial volume by the specific gravity of myocardium. Results: LVMs measured at rest and post-stress QGS showed good correlation, and higher correlation was founded in the subjects with fixed perfusion defect and with small defect (smaller than 20%). There were no significant differences in EDVs, ESVs and EFs between obtained by rest and post-stress QGS un patients with fixed myocardial defect. Whereas, EF obtained by post-stress QGS was lower than that by rest QGS in patients with reversible defect and 10 (25%) of them showed decreases in EF more than 5% in post-stress QGS, as compared to that of rest QGS. Excellent correlations of EDVs, ESVs, EFs between rest and post-stress QGS were noted. Patients with fixed defect had higher correlation between EDVs, ESVs, EFs than patients with reversible defect. Conclusion: These results suggest that perfusion defect can affect LVM measurement by QGS and patients with reversible defect shows post-stress LV dysfunction more frequently than patients with fixed perfusion defect.

목적: 심질환의 예후 인자로 알려진 좌심근 질량 및 좌심실 구혈률을 구할 수 있는 게이트 심근관류 스펙트는 관류결손에 의해 영향을 받을 수 있다. 또한 관류결손을 일으키는 심혈관질환은 안정시와 부하후 좌심실 기능에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 본 연구는 심근관류 스펙트상 관류결손을 가진 환자를 대상으로하여, 첫째 관류 결손의 크기와 가역성 여부에 따른 안정시와 부하 후 게이트 심근관류 스펙트로 구한 좌심근 질량의 차이를 알아 보았으며, 둘째, 관류결손의 가역성 여부에 따른 안정시와 부하 후 게이트 심근관류 스펙트로 얻은 좌심실 용적과 좌심실 구혈률의 상관성 및 차이를 비교해 보았다. 대상 및 방법: 심근관류스펙트상관류 결손이 있는환자 46명을 대상으로 하였다. 대상 환자 가운데 남자가 34명(73.9%)이었고 평균연령은 $64{\pm}9$세였으며, 40명(87.0%)은 가역성 관류결손이었다. 게이트 심근관류 스펙트는 740MBq의 Tc-99m MIBI를 투여한 후 이중헤드 감마카메라(Vertex Plus, ADAC,USA)를 이용하여 영상자료를 얻었다. 좌심근 질량, 이완기말/수축기말 좌심실 용적 및 좌심실 구혈률은 AutoQUANT 프로그램을 이용하여 구하였다. 결과: 안정시와 부하 후 게이트 심근관류 스펙트로 구한 좌심근 질량은 뛰어난 상관성을 나타내었다. 가역적 관류결손 환자보다 고정 관류결손 환자가, 관류 결손의 크기가 20%미만인 환자가 관류 결손크기가 20% 이상인 환자보다 두 값 사이에 더 높은 상관성이 있었다. 고정 관류결손을 가진 환자는 안정시와 부하 후 게이트 심근관류 스펙트에서 얻은 좌심실 이완기말 용적, 좌심실 수축기말 용적, 좌심실 구혈률에 차이가 없었으나, 가역적 관류결손을 가진 환자에서는 안정시와 부하후 게이트 심근관류 스펙트에서 얻은 좌심실 구혈률에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 가역적 관류결손 환자 40명 가운데 10명(25%)에서는 부하후 게이트 심근관류 스펙트에서 구한 좌심실 구혈률이 안정시에 구한 좌심실 구혈률보다 5%이상 낮았다. 고정관류 결손환자는 가역적 관류 결손환자에 비해 안정시와 부하 후 좌심실 용적과 구혈률에 더 높은 상관성을 나타내었다. 결론: 관류결손은 게이트 심근관류 스펙트를 이용한 좌심근 질량측정에 영향을 미칠 수 있으며, 고정 관류 결손을 가진 환자 보다 가역적 관류 결손을 가진 환자에서 심근부하 후 좌심실 구혈률 감소가 더 빈번하게 발생됨을 알 수 있었다.

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