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Evaluation of cerebral metabolism in patients with unilateral carotid stenosis by proton MR spectroscopy: a correlative study with cerebral hemodynamics by acetazolamide stress brain perfusion SPECT (acz-SPECT)

Abstract

Carotid stenosis may lead not only to cerebral hemodynamic compromise but also cerebral metabolic changes without overt infarction. To investigate the brain metabolic changes as a result of hemodynamic compromise in pts with carotid stenosis, we compared the changes in metabolism of the gray and white matter detected by proton MRS with cortical hemodynamics measured by Acz-SPECT. We prospectively studied symptomatic 18 pts (M/F=15/3, mean ages: 64.4y) with unilateral carotid stenosis. All pts underwent Acz-SPECT and MRS with 3 days. rCBF and rCVR of MCA territory were assessed by Acz-SPECT. Hemodynamic compromise was graded as stage 0 (normal rCBF and rCVR), stage 1 (normal rCBF and reduced rCVR), and stage 2( reduced rCBF and rCVR). Brain metabolism was assessed by measuring the peaks of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), and the sum of creatine and phosphocreatine (Cr) from noninfarcted white matter in the both centrum semiovales and gray matter in both MCA territories. On Acz-SPECT, 7 pts showed stage 2 were significantly lower than in pts with stage 0 (p<0.01). The asymmetric ratio of NAA/Cr in pts with state 2 was also significantly lower than in pts with stage 1(p<0.05). The asymmetric ratio of Cho/Cr was increased as hemodynamic stage  More>>
Authors:
Kim, Jae Seung; Kim, Geun Eun; Lee, Jeong Hee; Kim, Do Gyun; Kim, Sang Tae; Lee, Hee Kyung [1] 
  1. College of Medicine, Ulsan Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2001
Product Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 40. Annual Autumn Meeting of the Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of), 16-17 Nov 2001; Other Information: 10 refs; PBD: 2001; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the Korean Society Nuclear Medicine Autumn Meeting 2001, [648] pages.
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; METABOLISM; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPECTROSCOPY
OSTI ID:
20320038
Research Organizations:
KSNM, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Country of Origin:
Korea, Republic of
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: KR0300448010077
Availability:
Available from KSNM, Seoul (KR)
Submitting Site:
KRN
Size:
7 pages
Announcement Date:
Feb 18, 2003

Citation Formats

Kim, Jae Seung, Kim, Geun Eun, Lee, Jeong Hee, Kim, Do Gyun, Kim, Sang Tae, and Lee, Hee Kyung. Evaluation of cerebral metabolism in patients with unilateral carotid stenosis by proton MR spectroscopy: a correlative study with cerebral hemodynamics by acetazolamide stress brain perfusion SPECT (acz-SPECT). Korea, Republic of: N. p., 2001. Web.
Kim, Jae Seung, Kim, Geun Eun, Lee, Jeong Hee, Kim, Do Gyun, Kim, Sang Tae, &amp; Lee, Hee Kyung. Evaluation of cerebral metabolism in patients with unilateral carotid stenosis by proton MR spectroscopy: a correlative study with cerebral hemodynamics by acetazolamide stress brain perfusion SPECT (acz-SPECT). Korea, Republic of.
Kim, Jae Seung, Kim, Geun Eun, Lee, Jeong Hee, Kim, Do Gyun, Kim, Sang Tae, and Lee, Hee Kyung. 2001. "Evaluation of cerebral metabolism in patients with unilateral carotid stenosis by proton MR spectroscopy: a correlative study with cerebral hemodynamics by acetazolamide stress brain perfusion SPECT (acz-SPECT)." Korea, Republic of.
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title = {Evaluation of cerebral metabolism in patients with unilateral carotid stenosis by proton MR spectroscopy: a correlative study with cerebral hemodynamics by acetazolamide stress brain perfusion SPECT (acz-SPECT)}
author = {Kim, Jae Seung, Kim, Geun Eun, Lee, Jeong Hee, Kim, Do Gyun, Kim, Sang Tae, and Lee, Hee Kyung}
abstractNote = {Carotid stenosis may lead not only to cerebral hemodynamic compromise but also cerebral metabolic changes without overt infarction. To investigate the brain metabolic changes as a result of hemodynamic compromise in pts with carotid stenosis, we compared the changes in metabolism of the gray and white matter detected by proton MRS with cortical hemodynamics measured by Acz-SPECT. We prospectively studied symptomatic 18 pts (M/F=15/3, mean ages: 64.4y) with unilateral carotid stenosis. All pts underwent Acz-SPECT and MRS with 3 days. rCBF and rCVR of MCA territory were assessed by Acz-SPECT. Hemodynamic compromise was graded as stage 0 (normal rCBF and rCVR), stage 1 (normal rCBF and reduced rCVR), and stage 2( reduced rCBF and rCVR). Brain metabolism was assessed by measuring the peaks of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), and the sum of creatine and phosphocreatine (Cr) from noninfarcted white matter in the both centrum semiovales and gray matter in both MCA territories. On Acz-SPECT, 7 pts showed stage 2 were significantly lower than in pts with stage 0 (p<0.01). The asymmetric ratio of NAA/Cr in pts with state 2 was also significantly lower than in pts with stage 1(p<0.05). The asymmetric ratio of Cho/Cr was increased as hemodynamic stage increased but the differences were not statistically significant among 3 stages. In cortical gray matter, the asymmetric ratios of NAA/Cho and NAA/Cr were decreased statistically significant among 3 stages. In cortical gray matter, the asymmetric ratios of NAA/Cho and NAA/Cr were decreased and that of Cho/Cr was increased as hemodynamic stage increased. However, these differences were not statistically significant among 3 stages. The asymmetric ratios of NAA/Cho of centrum semiovale in pts with reduced rCBF and/or reduced rCVR were lower than in pts with normal perfusion. Our results indicate the metabolic changes detected by proton MRS in patients with carotid stenosis reflect a hemodynamic compromised state.}
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year = {2001}
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