Korean J Nucl Med.  2000 Oct;34(5):426-432.

Prediction of Prognosis by Acetazolamide Brain Perfusion SPECT in Patients with Arteriovenous Malformation

• Bae SG
• Moon JG
• Lee SM
• Kim HG
• Yeom HY
• Hwang DY

Abstract

After surgical operation in patients with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), normal pressure perfusion breakthrough (NPPB) is one of the major complications. Brain perfusion SPECT with acetazolamide stress was known to be useful to evaluate the vascular reserve in several neurological and neurosurgical conditions. The authors performed acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT in patients with AVM and compared the brain perfusion in the post-operative clinical courses. The acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT was helpful in defining the prognosis of the patients with AVM. We describe 4 patients with AVM who had acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT to examine the prognosis.

Keyword

99mTc-HMPAO; Acetazolamide; Arteriovenous malformation

MeSH Terms

Acetazolamide*
Arteriovenous Malformations*
Brain*
Humans
Perfusion*
Prognosis*
Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
Acetazolamide
Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime