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주의력 결핍 과잉행동장애(ADHD) 어린이 $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ Brain SPECT Image의 SPM을 이용한 분석 (Analysis of $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ Brain SPECT Images for ADHD in Children Using Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM))

  • 박성옥;신동호;권수일;이명훈;조철우;윤석남;오은영
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.141-148
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    • 2003
  • 정상적인 어린이와 ADHD 질환군 어린이와의 뇌혈류 상태를 비교하기 위하여 SPECT 영상을 획득하고, 정량적 분석 방법으로 유의수준별 혈류의 증가 또는 감소가 나타나는 클러스터(cluster)의 분포변화와 증가 또는 감소율의 변화를 조사하고자 한다. 64명의 어린이 ADHD환자군과 12명의 정상군에 대하여, Multi SPECT 3 (Simens) camera를 이용하여 방사성의약품 $^{99m}Tc-ECD$를 정맥 주사후 30분에 영상을 획득하고, 뇌혈류 상태를 통계적 파라미터 지도작성법(SPM99)으로 분석하였다 정상 어린이군에 대한 ADHD환자군의 뇌혈류 증가와 감소부위의 분포와 비교하기 위하여 통계적 유의수준 P<0.001부터 P<0.05범위에서 나타내었다. ADHD환자군의 뇌혈류 증가부위로 유의수준 P<0.003에서 P<0.01까지 대상회전에서 나타나기 시작하였으며, p<0.03에서 우측의 대뇌후엽, p<0.05에서는 소뇌 좌측상부 등 3개의 클러스터가 나타났다. 대상회전에서, 정상군에 비하여 ADHD 질환군이 평균 19.83%의 혈류증가율을 나타내었으며, 32명의 ADHD 환자는 19.83%이상 증가되었다. 대뇌 우측후엽에서는 정상군보다 평균 19.61%가 증가되었고, 환자 수는 36명이었다. 그리고 소뇌의 좌측상부에서는 평균18.72%의 증가율을 나타냈으며, 평균 증가율보다 더 많은 증가율을 나타내고 있는 ADHD 환자는 34명이었다. 각각의 클러스터에서 혈류 증가율과 환자 수는 유의수준의 변화에 영향을 받지 않았다. 뇌혈류감소의 경우, 유의수준 P<0.002에서 좌측의 대뇌전엽에서 감소를 나타내는 클러스터가 나타나기 시작하여, 유의수준 P<0.01까지 좌, 우의 대뇌전엽, 좌측의 대뇌 전장(claustrum). 우측의 대뇌측엽 등에서 감소된 클러스터가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 좌측의 대뇌전엽에서 정상군에 비하여 18.79%가 감소되었고, ADHD환자중 36명은 18.7%이상 감소되었다. 좌측의 대뇌 전장에서는 18.41%가 감소되었고, 33명의 ADHD환자는 18.41%이상 감소되었다. 혈류의 감소율과 환자수는 유의수준 값의 변화에 영향을 받지 않았다.

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Photochemically Induced Cerebral Ischemia in a Mouse Model

  • Park, Sung-Ku;Lee, Jung-Kil;Moon, Kyung-Sub;Joo, Sung-Pil;Kim, Jae-Hyoo;Kim, Soo-Han
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제40권3호
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    • pp.180-185
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    • 2006
  • Objective : Middle cerebral artery occlusion[MCAO] has widely been used to produce ischemic brain lesions. The lesions induced by MCAO tend to be variable in size because of the variance in the collateral blood supply found in the mouse brain. To establish a less invasive and reproducible focal ischemia model in mice, we modified the technique used for rat photo thrombosis model. Methods : Male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to focal cerebral ischemia by photothrombosis of cortical microvessels. Cerebral infarction was produced by intraperitoneal injection of Rose Bengal, a photosensitive dye and by focal illumination through the skull. Motor impairment was assessed by the accelerating rotarod and staircase tests. The brain was perfusion-fixed for histological determination of infarct volume four weeks after stroke. Results : The lesion was located in the frontal and parietal cortex and the underlying white matter was partly affected. A relatively constant infarct volume was achieved one month after photothrombosis. The presence of the photothrombotic lesion was associated with severe impairment of the motor performance measured by the rotarod and staircase tests. Conclusion : Photothrombotic infarction in mice is highly reproducible in size and location. This procedure can provide a simple method to produce cerebral infarction in a unilateral motor cortex lesion. In addition, it can provide a suitable model for study of potential neuroprotective and therapeutic agents in human stroke.

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion and plasticity of the posterior cerebral artery following permanent bilateral common carotid artery occlusion

  • Cho, Kyung-Ok;Kim, Seul-Ki;Kim, Seong Yun
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제21권6호
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    • pp.643-650
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    • 2017
  • Vascular dementia (VaD) is a group of heterogeneous diseases with the common feature of cerebral hypoperfusion. To identify key factors contributing to VaD pathophysiology, we performed a detailed comparison of Wistar and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats subjected to permanent bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAo). Eight-week old male Wistar and SD rats underwent BCCAo, followed by a reference memory test using a five-radial arm maze with tactile cues. Continuous monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) was performed with a laser Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI) system. A separate cohort of animals was sacrificed for evaluation of the brain vasculature and white matter damage after BCCAo. We found reference memory impairment in Wistar rats, but not in SD rats. Moreover, our LDPI system revealed that Wistar rats had significant hypoperfusion in the brain region supplied by the posterior cerebral artery (PCA). Furthermore, Wistar rats showed more profound CBF reduction in the forebrain region than did SD rats. Post-mortem analysis of brain vasculature demonstrated greater PCA plasticity at all time points after BCCAo in Wistar rats. Finally, we confirmed white matter rarefaction that was only observed in Wistar rats. Our studies show a comprehensive and dynamic CBF status after BCCAo in Wistar rats in addition to severe PCA dolichoectasia, which correlated well with white matter lesion and memory decline.

Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery Branch Mimicking Aneurysm

  • Lee, Jung-Hwan;Ko, Jun-Kyeung;Lee, Sang-Weon;Choi, Chang-Hwa
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제42권5호
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    • pp.413-415
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    • 2007
  • A 26-year-old man was admitted to our department due to intermittent left hemiparesis for 3 months. Magnetic resonance Image showed subacute infarction in the right precentral gyrus. Digital subtraction angiography and magnetic resonance angiography revealed an aneurysmal protrusion at the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) bifurcation. It was difficult to differentiate the aneurysm from the occlusion of the middle trunk of the MCA trifurcation. Brain single photon emission computerized tomography showed a decrease in perfusion in the right posterior frontal lobe without vascular reserve. Therefore, we planned a superficial temporal artery MCA anastomosis with an exploration of the right MCA bifurcation. Intraoperatively, the aneurysmal opacification on preoperative angiography proved to be the proximal stump of the occluded middle trunk of the MCA trifurcation. An aneurysmal protrusion at the MCA bifurcation does not always indicate an aneurysm. In diagnosing protruding vascular lesions at the MCA bifurcation, the possibility of a vascular stump should be considered according to their angioanatomical appearance and the history of the patient.

Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow Measurements by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Bolus Tracking

  • Park Byung-Rae
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.129-134
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    • 2005
  • Three different deconvolution techniques for quantifying cerebral blood flow (CBF) from whole brain $T2^{\ast}-weighted$ bolus tracking images were implemented (parametric Fourier transform P-FT, parametric single value decomposition P-SVD and nonparametric single value decomposition NP-SVD). The techniques were tested on 206 regions from 38 hyperacute stroke patients. In the P-FT and P-SVD techniques, the tissue and arterial concentration time curves were fit to a gamma variate function and the resulting CBF values correlated very well $(CBF_{P-FT}\;=\;1.02{\cdot}CBF_{p-SVD},\;r^2\;=\;0.96)$. The NP-SVD CBF values correlated well with the P-FT CBF values only when a sufficient number of time series volumes were acquired to minimize tracer time curve truncation $(CBF_{P-FT}\;=\;0.92{\cdot}CBF_{NP-SVD},\;r^2\;=\;0.88)$. The correlation between the fitted CBV and the unfitted CBV values was also maximized in regions with minimal tracer time curve truncation $(CBV_{fit}\;=\;1.00{\cdot}CBV_{ Unfit},\;^r^2\;=\;0.89)$. When a sufficient number of time series volumes could not be acquired (due to scanner limitations) to avoid tracer time curve truncation, the P-FT and P-SVD techniques gave more reliable estimates of CBF than the NP-SVD technique.

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만성 콩팥병 환자들에서 동맥 스핀 표지 기법을 이용한 뇌 관류상태의 평가 (Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow Using Arterial Spin Labeling in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease)

  • 오세원;박삼엘;조남준;길효욱;이은영;오형근;박성태
    • 대한영상의학회지
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    • 제81권4호
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    • pp.912-919
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    • 2020
  • 목적 만성 콩팥병 환자에서 뇌 관류상태를 측정하여 정상 대조군과 차이가 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 만성 콩팥병으로 혈액 투석을 받는 환자 36명과 정상 대조군 36명에 대해 동맥스핀 표지 기법을 이용한 자기공명영상으로 뇌의 관류상태를 측정한 뒤 이를 voxel-wise로 분석하여 유의한 차이를 보이는 부위를 표준 영상 공간에 나타냈다. 결과 만성 콩팥병 환자들은 우측 전두엽, 두정엽, 측두엽과 좌측 두정엽과 후두엽의 백질 부위에 걸쳐 큰 군집의 형태로 관류 증가가 나타났다. 또한 양측 시상 부위와 중뇌, 뇌교 및 양측 소뇌에서도 관류 증가 소견을 보였다(p < 0.01, family-wise error corrected). 결론 만성 콩팥병 환자에서 뇌의 관류는 증가되어 있는 것으로 생각되며 이는 요독증 물질의 독성에 의한 미시적인 혈관 및 혈관 주위 구조물의 손상에 의한 것으로 생각된다.