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Regional Myocardial Blood Flow Estimation Using Rubidium-82 Dynamic Positron Emission Tomography and Dual Integration Method

Rubidium-82 심근 Dynamic PET 영상과 이중적분법을 이용한 국소 심근 혈류 예측의 기본 모델 연구

  • 곽철은 (서울대학교병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 정재민 (서울대학교병원 핵의학과, 내과, 의공학과)
  • Published : 1995.06.01
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Abstract

This study investigates a combined mathematical model for the quantitative estimation of regional myocardial blood flow in experimental canine coronary artery occlusion and in patients with ischemic myocardial diseases using Rb-82 dynamic myocardial positron emission tomography. The coronary thrombosis was induced using the new catheter technique by narrowing the lumen of coronary vessel gradually, which finally led to partial obstruction of coronary artery. Thirty four Rb-82 dynamic myocardial PET scans were performed sequentially for each experiment using our 5, 10 and 20 second acquisition protocol, respectively, and six to seven regions of interest were drawn on each transaxial slices, one on left ventricular chamber for input function and the others on normal and decreased perfusion myocardial segments for the flow estimation in those regions. Two compartment model and graphical analysis method have been applied to the measured sets of regional PET data, and the rate constants of influx to myocardial tissue were calculated for regional myocardial flow estimates with the two parameter fits of raw data by the Levenberg-Marquardt method. The results showed that, (I) two compartment model suggested by Kety-Schmidt, with proper modification of the measured data and volume of distribution, could be used for the simple estimation of regional myocardial blood flow, (2) the calculated regional myocardial blood flow estimates were dependent on the selection of input function, which reflected partial volume effect and left ventricular wall motion in previously used graphical analysis, and (3) mathematically fitted input and tissue time activity curves were more suitable than the direct application of the measured data in terms of convergence.

Rb-82 dynamic PET과 이중적분법에 의한 국소 심근 혈류측정 연구를 시행하고자 실험 개를 이용한 심근 경색 모델과 허혈성 심근질환에서 좌심실 입력함수에 의한 정상 및 관류결손 심근에서의 혈류를 측정하였다. 이중적분법이 선형회귀모델에 의한 혈류측정방법에 비하여 안정도가 높고 심근내혈류가 선형적인 가정을 배제할 수 있어 사용 가능한 방법이 될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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