肺部疾病的支气管动脉与肺外体循环动脉CTA分析

目的:利用CT血管造影对支气管动脉与肺外体循环动脉进行肺供血研究。材料和方法:回顾性分析16层CT胸部增强发现肺外体循环动脉参与供血的不同肺疾病患者39例(男性24例,女性15例,平均年龄63.4岁;范围,20-82岁),采用容积显示(VR)、多平面重建(MPR)、最大强度投影(MIP)进行支气管动脉与肺外体循环动脉进行重建,分析其供血特征。结果:39例病人中共显示支气管动脉128支,肺外体循环动脉42支,其中内乳动脉19支,锁骨下动脉8支,膈下动脉8支,肋间动脉5支,甲状颈干与腹腔干各1支。35支肺外体循环动脉扩张迂曲进入肺内。5例支气管扩张和1例肺癌中扩张迂曲的支气管动脉与肺外体循环动脉形成明显的交通吻合成网状,7例支气管扩张中支气管动脉、肺外体循环动脉与肺动脉间形成吻合。除1例肺隔离症没有伴明显胸膜增厚外,其余肺外体循环动脉穿过胸壁进入肺内均伴有明显的胸膜增厚。结论:CTA并三维重建技术能清晰显示支气管动脉肺外体循环动脉的起源、分布等解剖特征,为介入术提供明确路径,有利于疾病的诊断与治疗。     

Dual arterial supply to normal lung: within the sequestration spectrum

We report a rare case of dual arterial supply to an otherwise normal left lower lobe. In addition to normal pulmonary arterial supply, the lower lobe of the left lung also received systemic arterial supply from the coeliac axis. The relevant anatomy and literature are reviewed. To the best of our knowledge, there are no other reported cases of anomalous systemic arterial supply from the coeliac axis to the basal segments of the left lower lobe with normal bronchial branching and pulmonary arterial supply.Systemic arterial supply to the lungs can be congenital or acquired. In the commonly reported congenital form of systemic arterial supply to the basal segments of the left lower lobe, there is abrupt tapering of the left lower lobar pulmonary artery distal to the origin of the superior segmental artery and the aberrant systemic artery originates from the descending thoracic aorta [1, 2]. We report a rare case of dual arterial supply from the pulmonary and systemic arteries to the basal segments of the left lower lobe with a normal bronchial tree.     

Empirical description of bronchial and nonbronchial arteries with MDCT

Purpose

We aimed to retrospectively evaluate bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries using multi-detector row helical computed tomographic (MDCT) angiography in patients with pulmonary disorders.

Materials and Methods

Thirty-nine patients (24 men, 15 women; mean age, 63.4 years; range, 20-82 years) with congenital and acquired pulmonary disorders of the bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries underwent multi-detector row helical computed tomographic angiography of the thorax using a 16-detector row scanner. Each of these patients had experienced an episode of hemoptysis. Computed tomographic angiogram data, which included maximum intensity projections, multiplanar reconstruction, and three-dimensional volume-rendered images, were used to retrospectively analyse the characteristics of the bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries.

Results

We identified a total of 128 bronchial arteries (76 on the right side and 52 on the left) in 39 patients. We detected 42 nonbronchial systemic artery branches, including 19 internal mammary artery branches, 8 subclavian artery branches, 8 inferior phrenic artery branches, 5 intercostal artery branches, 1 thyrocervical trunk branch, and 1 celiac trunk branch. Thirty-five dilated and tortuous nonbronchial systemic arteries entered into the lung parenchyma and extended down to the lesions. Every case, except the one case of sequestration, was associated with pleural thickening where the vascular structures passed through the extrapleural fat.

Conclusions

The variations in both the bronchial artery anatomy and the location and type of the nonbronchial arteries were great. Nonbronchial arteries may be a significant source of hemoptysis. MDCT angiography can be used to detect detailed anatomical information about the origins and courses of bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries and their pathophysiologic features.     

Bronchopulmonary arterial anastomosis at the precapillary level in human lung. Visualization using CT angiography compared with microangiography of autopsied lung

PURPOSE: To investigate the interrelationships between the bronchial and pulmonary circulations including the existence of precapillary bronchopulmonary arterial anastomoses. MATERIAL AND METHODS: CT of bronchial arteriography (BAG-CT) was performed in 10 patients and BAG-CT during a pulmonary artery block test (PA-block) in 5 patients with lung cancer. Bronchial and pulmonary circulations were evaluated in 5 autopsied normal lungs by injecting silicone rubber with different colors into the bronchial and pulmonary arteries. RESULTS: BAG-CT correlated well with the findings at silicone rubber injection into lung autopsy samples. BAG-CT demonstrated inflow of contrast medium into the pulmonary artery during PA-block in all cases, while no inflow was observed before and following reversal of PA-block. Mixed silicone rubber was observed in the lobar to subsubsegmental bronchial arteries in all cases and in the subsubsegmental pulmonary artery in one case. CONCLUSION: Precapillary bronchopulmonary arterial anastomoses may exist at the level of the lobar bronchi to the periphery. If either the pulmonary or bronchial circulation is disturbed, flow occurs inside the anastomoses to supplement the other flow, especially flow from the bronchial to the pulmonary arteries via the anastomoses, which occurs within 30 min.     

Unusual Systemic Artery to Pulmonary Artery Malformation Without Evidence of Systemic Disease, Trauma or Surgery

Connections between the systemic and pulmonary arterial systems are rare conditions that can be due to either congenital or acquired diseases such as anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal lung, pulmonary sequestration, and systemic supply to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Herein, a unique case of systemic artery to pulmonary arterial malformation and its endovascular treatment in a patient with no history of the usual etiologies is reported.     

Transpleural abdominal systemic artery-pulmonary artery anastomosis in patients with chronic pulmonary infection.

Systemic-pulmonary artery anastomoses commonly occur in lung diseases characterized by inflammation and decreased pulmonary artery perfusion. Three cases are reported in which anastomotic branches arose within the abdomen and crossed the pleural space. Arteriography differentiated acquired abdominal systemic artery supply from that seen in sequestration. In each case an inferior phrenic artery was involved, and a tangle of anastomotic branches was present at the pleural surface. Intensive medical therapy prior to lobectomy may be indicated in such patients.     

Nonbronchial systemic collateral arteries: significance in percutaneous embolotherapy for hemoptysis

Twenty patients with massive or recurrent hemoptysis underwent percutaneous transcatheter embolotherapy between 1979 and 1986 for the following diseases: cavitary aspergillosis (n = 4); cystic fibrosis (n = 4); tuberculosis (n = 3); bronchogenic carcinoma (n = 3); bronchiectasis (n = 3); small cell lung carcinoma 6 years after irradiation (n = 1); congenital heart disease, after Glenn and Blalock anastomoses (n = 1); and unknown interstitial disease (n = 1). Bronchial arteries were embolized in all but one patient. In nine patients (45%) nonbronchial systemic collateral arteries contributed significantly to areas of pathologic pulmonary tissue and frequently were the major arterial supply. These nonbronchial systemic collaterals included branches of the subclavian and axillary arteries (n = 7), intercostal arteries (n = 5), and phrenic arteries (n = 3) and accounted for 59.5% of the total number of arteries embolized. Recognition and occlusion of nonbronchial systemic collaterals providing blood to hypervascular pulmonary lesions is essential for successful percutaneous embolotherapy of hemoptysis.     

Selective bronchial arteriography in children.

Twenty nine selective bronchial arteriographies were carried out in 25 children. In 5 cases the findings were normal. In 1 case an aneurysm of the bronchial artery was demonstrated as the source of the bleeding into the bronchus in a case of Rendu-Weber-Osler syndrome. In 1 case a plasmocytoma and in another one a congenital haemangiomatous network with many anastomoses to the pulmonary circulation was demonstrated. In most cases of chronic inflammatory pulmonary disease, the bronchial arteries were dilated and bronchopulmonary anastomoses were visualized. These changes seemed to be a measure of the extent of the disease and of the severity of the functional disturbance in pulmonary tissue, even when only regional. Selective bronchial arteriography is recommended in all cases of haemoptysis, in chronic pulmonary collapse and in chronic inflammatory lung disease in order to determine the source of the bleeding and the extent of involvement of the pulmonary interstitium.     

Perfusion abnormalities in congenital and neoplastic pulmonary disease: comparison of MR perfusion and multislice CT imaging

The aim of this work was to assess magnetic resonance (MR) perfusion patterns of chronic, nonembolic pulmonary diseases of congenital and neoplastic origin and to compare the findings with results obtained with pulmonary, contrast-enhanced multislice computed tomography (CT) imaging to prove that congenital and neoplastic pulmonary conditions require MR imaging over the pulmonary perfusion cycle to successfully and directly detect changes in lung perfusion patterns. Twenty-five patients underwent concurrent CT and MR evaluation of chronic pulmonary diseases of congenital (n=15) or neoplastic (n=10) origin. Analysis of MR perfusion and contrast-enhanced CT datasets was realized by defining pulmonary and vascular regions of interest in corresponding positions. MR perfusion calculated time-to-peak enhancement, maximal enhancement and the area under the perfusion curve. CT datasets provided pulmonary signal-to-noise ratio measurements. Vessel centerlines of bronchial arteries were determined. Underlying perfusion type, such as pulmonary arterial or systemic arterial supply, as well as regions with significant variations in perfusion were determined statistically. Analysis of the pulmonary perfusion pattern detected pulmonary arterial supply in 19 patients; six patients showed systemic arterial supply. In pulmonary arterial perfusion, MR and multislice CT imaging consistently detected the perfusion type and regions with altered perfusion patterns. In bronchial arterial supply, MR perfusion and CT imaging showed significant perfusion differences. Patients with bronchial arterial supply had bronchial arteries ranging from 2.0 to 3.6 mm compared with submillimeter diameters in pulmonary arterial perfusion. Dynamic MR imaging of congenital and neoplastic pulmonary conditions allowed characterization of the pulmonary perfusion type. CT imaging suggested the presence of systemic arterial perfusion by visualizing hypertrophied bronchial arteries.Electronic SupplementaryMaterial Supplementary material is available for this article at .     

Anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of left lower lobe: characteristic imaging findings

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristic findings in each imaging modality of anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of the left lower lobe of the lung. METHOD: Five patients with anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of the left lower lobe were retrospectively reviewed. Chest radiography, contrast-enhanced CT scan, angiography, and other imaging modalities were analyzed. RESULTS: The imaging findings of this anomaly were characterized by three issues as follows: an anomalous systemic artery arising from the thoracic aorta, absence of pulmonary arterial supply, and normal bronchial system as well as normal pulmonary parenchyma in the affected segments. The anomalous systemic artery was demonstrated on chest radiography, contrast-enhanced CT scan, MRI, and thoracic aortography. Absence of pulmonary arterial supply was revealed by pulmonary angiography, radiolabeled perfusion scan, and CT scan. Normal bronchial system was confirmed by radiolabeled ventilation scan, bronchography, and CT scan. CONCLUSION: CT is useful in making the correct diagnosis of this anomaly because it is the only diagnostic method that can demonstrate the anomalous systemic artery, absence of pulmonary arterial supply, and normal bronchial system in the affected segments.     

非支气管性体动脉引起咯血的发病情况及介入栓塞疗效分析

目的 观察非支气管性体动脉(NBSA)引起咯血的发生率、与原发疾病的关系及行经导管动脉栓塞术(TAE)栓塞责任NBSA治疗咯血的效果.方法 对139例接受TAE治疗的咯血患者行系统的主动脉和锁骨下动脉造影.患者原发病为:肺结核66例(2例有胸廓改良术史、1例有肺叶切除术史、1例合并室间隔缺损),单纯性支气管扩张41例(其中1例有肺叶切除术史、1例有动脉导管未闭结扎术史),支气管肺癌15例,隐原性咯血7例,尘肺3例,支气管结石3例,支气管囊肿1例,脓胸1例,肺癌术后1例,慢性肺栓塞1例.对发现的责任NBSA行栓塞术,观察NBSA引起咯血的发生概率、责任NBSA分布情况及与原发病的关系.随访观察临床疗效和并发症.随访时间6个月至5年.结果 139例中73例(52.5%)咯血与出现病理性NBSA有关.共计181支责任NBSA,包括肋问后动脉88支、胸廓内动脉27支、膈下动脉21支、食管固动脉20支、胸外侧动脉9支、肩胛下动脉7支、肋颈干5支、甲状颈干4支.肺结核患者咯血的责任NSBA以肋间后动脉(75支)和锁骨下、腋动脉的分支(44支)为主,单纯性支气管扩张者以食管固有动脉(16支)和膈下动脉(17支)为主.本组患者TAE后,即刻止血 69例,包括1次以上支气管动脉栓塞术后支气管动脉(BA)已闭塞无效和复发的19例、BA正常的初治者4例.本组中除1例行锁骨下动脉造影术后出现同侧小脑梗死和1例行BA和胸廓内动脉栓寨术后发生呼吸衰竭外无其他严重并发症.获6个月以卜的随访60例.术后间断性痰中带血16例;11例复发,10例再次TAE后停止咯血8例、间断性痰中带血2例,1例外科肺叶切除后咯血停止;其余未再咯血,但1例术后8个月死于肿瘤进展,1例术后2周死于原呼吸衰竭加莺.结论 相邻病灶的刺激和肺血流灌注不良或缺失的心血管疾病可致相应的NBSA参与肺内供血并成为咯血的责任血管,系统的血管造影和完整的TAE可提高咯血的治疗效果.     

Pulmonary sequestration: demonstration of blood supply with 2D and 3D MR angiography

Pulmonary sequestration is a relatively rare but clinically significant congenital anomaly. This disease is a spectrum of disorders involving the pulmonary airways, the arterial supply to the lungs, the lung parenchyma and its venous drainage. Traditionally, the diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration has been made definitively with arterial angiography. It is imperative for the preoperative evaluation that the arterial supply and venous drainage of the sequestered segment is identified. Several cases of MR diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of pulmonary sequestration and blood supply have been reported. In this case, MR imaging was able to provide important information about systemic blood supply via intercostal arteries and regular venous drainage. Furthermore this imaging technique revealed a second pulmonary sequestration in the dorsal phrenicocostal sinus that was not diagnosed before.     

Bronchial artery perfusion scintigraphy to assess bronchial artery blood flow after lung transplantation.

The bronchial arterial system is inevitably interrupted in transplanted lungs when removing the organs from the donor, but it can be reestablished by direct bronchial artery revascularization (BAR) during implantation. The purpose of this study was to visualize and quantify the distribution of bronchial artery perfusion after en bloc double lung transplantation with BAR, by injecting radiolabeled macroaggregated albumin directly into the bronchial artery system. METHODS: BAR was performed using the internal mammary artery as conduit. Patients were imaged 1 mo (n = 13) or 2 y (n = 9) after en bloc double lung transplantation with BAR. Immediately after bronchial arteriography, 100 MBq macroaggregated albumin (45,000 particles) were injected through the arteriographic catheter. Gamma camera studies were then acquired in the anterior position. At the end of imaging, with the patient remaining in exactly the same position, 81mKr-ventilation scintigraphy or conventional intravenous pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy or both were performed. Images were evaluated by visual analysis, and a semiquantitative assessment of the bronchial arterial supply to the peripheral parts of the lungs was obtained with conventional pulmonary scintigraphy. RESULTS: The bronchial artery scintigraphic images showed that the major part of the bronchial arterial flow supplied central thoracic structures, but bronchial artery perfusion could also be demonstrated in the peripheral parts of the lungs when compared with conventional pulmonary scintigraphy. There were no differences between scintigrams obtained from patients studied 1 mo and 2 y post-transplantation. CONCLUSION: Total distribution of bronchial artery supply to the human lung has been visualized in lung transplant patients. This study demonstrates that this nutritive flow reaches even the most peripheral parts of the lungs and is present 1 mo as well as 2 y after lung transplantation. The results suggest that bronchial artery revascularization may be of significance for the long-term status of the lung transplant.     

Anomalous origin of bronchial arteries: potential pitfall of embolotherapy for hemoptysis

Bronchial artery embolization was performed in two patients with anomalous origins of the bronchial artery. In one patient, the anomalous bronchial artery originated from the convex surface of the aortic arch between the origins of the brachiocephalic and left carotid arteries, while in the other, it originated from the internal mammary artery. Anomalous bronchial arteries represent a potential pitfall during bronchial artery embolization. Radiologists involved in embolotherapy for hemoptysis should therefore be alerted to the possible presence of anomalous bronchial arteries, especially when significant bronchial artery supply to areas of abnormal pulmonary parenchyma is not demonstrated at a catheter search or aortography of the descending aorta. In these instances, arch aortography should be performed to identify anomalous origins of the bronchial arteries or other nonbronchial systemic collateral vessels.     

Chronic multiple pulmonary emboli. Regional response of the bronchial circulation

In pulmonary embolism, the bronchial circulation can dramatically increase perfusion to the lung and prevent infarction. The physiology of this response is incompletely understood. The authors studied the regional changes in the bronchial circulation in an animal model after multiple chronic pulmonary emboli to the periphery of one lung. The gross anatomy of the bronchial circulation was studied using Batson's solution to produce vascular casts of the pulmonary and bronchial circulations. These casts were prepared in a normal sheep and in a sheep with multiple chronic microemboli in the periphery of one lung. The normal bronchial arteries are visible as threadlike structures covering the surface of the tracheobronchial tree with ramifications extending to the lung periphery. In a sheep with multiple chronic microemboli, the bronchial arteries supply the pulmonary parenchyma deprived of pulmonary arterial flow. The bronchial arteries following pulmonary arterial embolization markedly dilate and are serpentine.     

Peripheral pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms and massive hemoptysis

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and etiology of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms in patients undergoing bronchial angiography for massive hemoptysis and to assess patient outcome after the embolization of these pseudoaneurysms. CONCLUSION: Peripheral pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms occur in up to 11% of patients undergoing bronchial angiography for hemoptysis. These are often most easily appreciated on bronchial and/or nonbronchial systemic arterial angiograms because of complete reversal of flow in pulmonary artery branches in the diseased lung. Embolization of bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries alone may not be sufficient therapy to control hemoptysis, and occlusion of the pseudoaneurysm itself via a pulmonary artery approach is recommended.     

Angiography of the bronchial arteries in lung disease (author's transl)

Anatomical basis and method of selective angiography of the bronchial arteries are described. Selective vascular angiograms of different lung diseases are different in appearance but are not always specific. Bronchial-arteriograms of the following diseases are demonstrated: tumors, inflammations, bronchiectasis, cystic lungs diseases and angiomatous changes of the vessel. Key features common to all investigated cases are: 1. Increased flow with dilatation of the afferent bronchial artery. 2. Bronchialangiography is more effective in defining the extensions of the hypervascularized lung diseases than other conventional diagnostic methods. 3. In all our cases we have observed arterial bronchopulmonary anastomoses which seem to be a significant cause for hemoptysis occurring during the course of the disease.     

CTA与DSA对支气管肺癌的血供研究及其临床意义

目的 :探讨支气管肺癌的血供来源 ,为肺癌的营养学研究及介入治疗提供理论依据。材料和方法 :对 12例支气管肺癌 (中央型 5例 ,周围型 7例 )先分别行支气管动脉和肺动脉DSA ,再分别行两者的动脉造影CT(CTA)动态薄层扫描。结果 :DSA显示 12例癌肿全部由支气管动脉供血 ,未见肺动脉供血 ;而CTA示癌肿主要由支气管动脉供血 ,肺动脉亦参与供血 ,供血部位主要位于病灶周边部位 ,分布不均匀 ,周围型多于中央型。结论 :支气管肺癌 ,无论是中央型还是周围型 ,均由支气管动脉和肺动脉双重供血 ,其中支气管动脉为主要供血动脉 ;CTA较DSA结果更准确、可靠 ;介入治疗应兼顾两者     

异常体动脉供应正常左下肺基底段的胸部X线片和螺旋CT表现

目的 总结异常体动脉供应正常左下肺基底段在胸部X线片和螺旋CT上的特征性表现。方法 回顾分析5例异常体动脉供应正常左下肺基底段的胸部X线片和螺旋CT资料。结果 5例异常体动脉供应正常左下肺基底段在胸部X线片上均表现为心后区肿块，左下肺动脉纹理细小，受累左下肺区域无正常肺动脉分支影分布，但有异常增粗纹理。CT上5例均表现为受累肺组织体积轻度缩小，支气管通畅，2例肺实质呈磨玻璃状改变。5例均可见左下肺动脉在背段动脉起始远侧缺如，增粗扭曲的异常体动脉起自降主动脉，其扩张的分支分布于受累肺段。1例血管造影表现与CT相仿。结论 该病在胸部X线片上的表现有一定特征性。增强螺旋CT扫描可明确诊断，以避免创伤性的血管造影和致命的穿刺活检。     

Percutaneous embolotherapy in life-threatening hemoptysis

Percutaneous embolization of the bronchial arteries to control massive or recurrent hemoptysis has become an accepted procedure, especially in treating patients with chronic pulmonary disease who are poor candidates for lung resection. Nonbronchial systemic collateral arteries and pulmonary arteries may contribute significantly to pulmonary hemorrhage, but embolization of these vessels has not been stressed in recent literature. When embolization of the bronchial artery fails to control hemoptysis, nonbronchial systemic collateral arteries should be embolized. If no systemic collaterals are present, then embolization of segmental pulmonary arteries may prove helpful.