Reperfused myocardial infarctions on T1- and susceptibility-enhanced MRI: Evidence for loss of compartmentalization of contrast media

The purpose of this study was to characterize the contrast caused by a susceptibility MRI contrast agents, on spin echo T₂-weighted imaging of reperfused myocardial infarction. Our interest in this model focused on the expected requirement that such agents be compartmentalized in the tissue to cause signal loss on spin echo images, a condition which may not be present in reperfused infarcted myocardium. Accordingly, nine rats were subjected to 2 h of left coronary artery occlusion followed by 3 ± 0.5 h of reperfusion prior to administration of contrast media. Three sets of MR images were acquired: (a) baseline axial images at the midventricle, both T₁-weighted (TR/TE = 300/20) and T₂-weighted (TR/TE = 1500/60); (b) T₁-weighted images after administering a T₁-enhancing agent, Gd-DTPA-BMA (0.2 mmol/kg), to document that contrast media is delivered to the reperfused infarction; and (c) T₂-weighted images after administering the susceptibility agent, Dy-DTPA-BMA (1.0 mmol/kg). Gadolinium-enhanced T₁ images depicted reperfused infarction as regions with greatly enhanced signal intensity compared with unin-farcted myocardium, indicating that contrast agent was delivered to the infarcted zone. Dysprosium-enhanced T₁ images depicted the injury as a region of persistent signal intensity relative to depletion of signal in normal myocardium, consistent with failure of the contrast agent to cause signal loss. Similar infarction sizes were observed for unenhanced T₂-weighted images (33 ± 5%), gadolinium-enhanced T₁ weighted images (36 ± 5%) and postmortem staining (30 ± 6%); strong correlations (r > 0.9) were noted in comparisons of these data. Dysprosium-enhanced images exhibited a smaller region of differential signal presumed to be infarction (20 ± 5%, P < 0.05) and weak correlations (r < 0.75) with the other measurements. We conclude that the smaller infarction depicted on dysprosium-enhanced images is a subregion of the true infarction in which myocardial necrosis is sufficiently advanced that the agent is homogeneously distributed throughout all tissue compartments, preventing T₂*-dependent phase loss on spin echo images.     

多层螺旋CT冠脉成像的临床应用

目的旨在评价多层螺旋CT(MSCT)在冠状动脉疾病诊断中的作用。方法57例患者,按心率≤60次/min、60～70次/min、>71次/min分成3组,行冠脉MSCT造影(MSCTA),将数据在回顾性心电门控下行最大密度投影(MIP)、容积重建(VR)和多平面重建(MPR),观察其对冠状动脉的显示,其中11例与选择性冠状动脉造影(SCA)对照。结果心率≤70次/min患者CT图像质量明显优于心率>70次/min组(P<0.001)。11例与相应的SCA比较,MSCTA诊断50%以上狭窄的敏感度、特异度、阴性预测值和准确度分别为88.9%、71.4%、86.7%和83.3%。结论MSCT能显示冠状动脉钙化和狭窄、进行冠脉支架术后评价。     

脑动脉瘤破裂伴发急性硬膜下血肿的诊治

目的 探讨脑动脉瘤(AN)破裂所致的急性硬膜下血肿(ASDH)的临床、影像学特点和诊治方案。方法 回顾288例破裂AN，发现10例伴有ASDH。Huni Hess分级，Ⅱ级3人，Ⅲ级1人，Ⅳ级3人，Ⅴ级3人，均经CTA诊断为AN破裂，除2例外均被脑血管造影或手术所证实。保守治疗2例，血肿清除加AN夹闭术4例，电解脱弹簧圈(GDC)栓塞后加血肿清除2例，栓塞加脑室外引流1例，单纯栓塞l例。结果 疗效优者2例，中残者l例，7例死亡。结论 AN性ASDH的预后极差，同术前分级相关；CTA检查后立即行血肿清除加动脉瘤夹闭有助于提高预后，合适患者可联合栓塞和血肿清除术。     

脑血管造影和介入治疗过程中脑动脉痉挛的发生和治疗

目的探索脑血管造影和介入治疗过程中脑血管痉挛(CVS)的发生、表现和治疗效果。方法400例患者经股动脉穿刺对双侧颈内动脉、椎动脉等行数字减影血管造影检查共470例次,其中,52例在造影后接受了介入治疗。造影剂为含碘300mg/mL的非离子型造影剂。对造影和治疗过程中出现重度CVS者经导管注入0.3%罂粟碱10mL解痉。结果造影和介入治疗过程中CVS的发生率为17.7%(83/470),其表现为颈动脉管壁不光整,呈波浪状14例(16.9%),颈动脉管腔轻度变窄36例(43.4%),中度25例(30.1%),重度6例(7.2%),颈内动脉不显影2例(2.4%)。轻至中度CVS未作特殊治疗,无不良反应或后遗症发生;8例重度痉挛者经导管注入罂粟碱后6例明显缓解,1例遗留后遗症,1例病死。结论脑血管造影和介入治疗过程中CVS的发生率不容忽视,造影剂的高渗刺激、导管导丝机械性刺激和血管内压力改变是CVS的高危因素,动脉内注入罂粟碱有良好的解痉作用。     

Imaging of acute mesenteric ischemia using multidetector CT and CT angiography in a porcine model

Acute mesenteric ischemia, a frequently lethal disease, requires prompt diagnosis and intervention for favorable clinical outcomes. This goal remains elusive due, in part, to lack of a noninvasive and accurate imaging study. Traditional angiography is the diagnostic gold standard but is invasive and costly. Computed tomography (CT) is readily available and noninvasive but has shown variable success in diagnosing this disease. The faster scanning time of multidetector row CT (M.D.CT) greatly facilitates the use of CT angiography (CTA) in the clinical setting. We sought to determine whether M.D.CT-CTA could accurately demonstrate vascular anatomy and capture the earliest stages of mesenteric ischemia in a porcine model. Pigs underwent embolization of branches of the superior mesenteric artery, then imaging by M.D.CT-CTA with three-dimensional reconstruction protocols. After scanning, diseased bowel segments were surgically resected and pathologically examined. Multidetector row CT and CT angiography reliably defined normal and occluded mesenteric vessels in the pig. It detected early changes of ischemia including poor arterial enhancement and venous dilatation, which were seen in all ischemic animals. The radiographic findingsd—compared with pathologic diagnosesd—predicted ischemia, with a positive predictive value of 92%. These results indicate that M.D.CT-CTA holds great promise for the early detection necessary for successful treatment of acute mesenteric ischemia. Presented at the Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting of The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Chicago, Illinois, May 14–18, 2005 (oral presentation). Supported by the Karin Grunebaum Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School (D.E.R.), the German Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation STR 690/1-1 (O.S.), and the Phillip H. Meyers Grant from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (S.P.T.).     

慢性夹层动脉瘤的磁共振检查

本文对6例慢性夹层动脉瘤的MR所见进行分析。对真腔、假腔、“双腔主动脉”、左室形态和信号对比进行了描述。强调MR非侵袭性检查的重要意义。     

~(99m)Tc-MIBI心肌灌注显像结合门电路心血池显像对高血压患者心肌缺血诊断的评价

本文对40例住院高血压患者作了静息相及负荷相99mTc－MIBI心肌单光子发射计算机断层（SPECT）显像并采用门电路心血池显像（MGBP）评价室壁运动。结果显示：本组病例心肌灌注显像放射性稀疏缺损（MPD）发生率高达87．5％（35／40），其中可逆性（RPD）57．1％；有MPD者在MPD节段室壁运动异常发生率91．4％（32／35），但RPD组与非RPD组间无显著差异。文中对高血压患者心肌缺血及其导致MPD的机制进行了探讨，认为99mTc－MIBI心肌SPECT显像出现MPD是反映高血压患者心肌缺血的敏感方法，MGBP多指标评价室壁运动可揭示绝大多数MPD节段的室壁运动异常。     

多层螺旋CT与选择性冠状动脉造影对照研究及其临床应用

目的 评价冠状动脉多层螺旋CT血管造影(MSCTA)的临床应用价值。方法 25例患者均行冠状动脉MSCTA与选择性冠状动脉造影(SCA)，分析右冠状动脉、左冠状动脉主干、前降支和回旋支的通畅性，狭窄发生的部位和严重程度。将MSCTA与SCA结果对照，初步评价MSCTA的临床应用价值。结果 71支MSCTA显示无狭窄的冠状动脉支中，68支与SCA一致；29支显示狭窄的动脉支中，19支与SCA一致。其阴性预测值和阳性预测值分别为95．8％和65．5％；敏感度、特异度和准确度分别为86．4％、87．2％、87，0％。结论 MSCTA作为微创性检查，是评价冠状动脉病变和变异的重要的筛选手段。     

Postnephrectomy arteriovenous fistula of the renal pedicle treated with detachable balloons: A case report

A case of postnephrectomy arteriovenous fistula of the right renal pedicle is reported here. The diagnosis was confirmed by angiography, and successful treatment was achieved using detachable balloon.     

Added value of OCT in evaluating the presence of leakage in patients with age-related macular degeneration treated with PDT

Background Evaluating the presence of leakage on fluorescein angiography (FA) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) retreated with photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be difficult. New diagnostic tools such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) might help to optimize PDT management.Methods Thirty AMD patients scheduled for regular follow-up FA in conjunction with PDT treatment were also scanned with OCT. Follow-up data at 9 months were retrieved from the patients’ medical records. Inter-observer agreement [kappa (κ) coefficient] for the presence of leakage on FA, for OCT parameters for leakage, and agreement between FA and OCT evaluations were calculated. The indication for retreatment was evaluated using the leakage analysis based on FA alone, OCT alone, and both examinations combined, and compared to the actual follow-up of the patients at 9 months.Results Agreement between the two observers for the presence of leakage on FA was moderate (κ=0.51). OCT agreement between the two observers for the presence of leakage was good (κ=0.85). Agreement between FA and OCT for the presence of leakage was poor (κ=0.16). Follow-up data at 9 months on all patients were analyzed. Seven out of 30 patients were not retreated at the time of examination, and four of these patients (57%) remained stable without further treatment. Twenty-three patients did receive a PDT treatment at the time of examination; and eight of these patients did not show leakage on OCT, and five of these patients (62%) remained stable without additional treatment. In contrast, only three out of 15 patients (20%) with leakage on both FA and OCT remained stable during this 9 month follow-up period.Conclusions Inter-observer agreement for the presence of leakage was moderate for FA and good for OCT. There was considerable disagreement between leakage as judged by OCT and by FA. OCT could be of help in the decision regarding PDT retreatment. Assuming that 57% of the patients without leakage either on FA or OCT would remain stable without retreatment, the rate of probable ineffective retreatment could be reduced from 35% to 20%.There was no financial support for this study. The authors have full access to the data and will allow Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology to review the data if requeste.d