일측 성대마비 환자의 보상기전에 관여하는 후두내근육 : PET-CT 융합 영상을 사용한 정상군과의 발성시 및 비발성시의 비교

Hypermetabolism of Compensatory Laryngeal Muscles in Unilateral Vocal Cord Palsy: Comparison Study between Speech and Silence with Normal Subjects by Co-registered PET-CT Fusion Images

  • 배문선 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 목동병원 방사선과) ;
  • 김현경 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 목동병원 이비인후과) ;
  • 김한수 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 목동병원 이비인후과)
  • Pai, Moon-Sun (Departments of Radiology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hyon-Kyong (Departments of Otolaryngology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Han-Su (Departments of Otolaryngology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine)
  • 발행 : 2006.02.28

초록

목적: 일측성 성대마비 환자의 FDG-PET에서 영상 판독에 오류를 일으킬 수 있는 성대의 비대칭 섭취가 여러 차례 보고되었다. 저자들은 일측 성대마비 환자와 정상인에서 발성시와 침묵시의 성대근육의 활동정도를 FDG의 섭취로 비교하여 보았다. 방법 : 11명의 일측 성대마비 환자와(원인:thyroidectomy=7, lung cancer=1, others=3) 12 명의 정상인을 대상으로 FDG-PET 을 시행하였다. 이들을 각각 두그룹으로 나누어 발성군은 FDG 주사후 20분간 책을 읽고 비발성군은 평소 검사와 같이 발성을 금하였다. 성대근육을 5부위로 나누어 SUV를 측정하였고 이를 위해 최근 시행한 CT와 융합 영상을 만들었다. 결과: 일측성대마비환자는 건측 갑상피열근에 높은 섭취를 보였으며 발성군은($SUV=5.88{\pm}2.65$) 비발성군에 비하여($SUV=2.30{\pm}0.39$) 유의하게 높은 섭취를 보였다. 정상군에서는 발성시 외윤상피열근에 대칭적인 FDG 섭취증가를 보였고 후위의 피열간근이 가장 높은 섭취($SUV=3.68{\pm}0.96$)를 보였다. 결론: 발성시 FDG-PET 검사를 하면 일측 성대마비환자와 정상인은 각각 서로 다른 후두근육에 FDG 섭취를 보였다. PET-CT 영상 융합을 사용하여 일측 성대마비 환자의 보상에 관여하는 후두근육의 비대칭적인 FDG섭취를 이해하는 것이 영상 판독에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

Purpose: There are a few case reports on asymmetric vocal cord uptake on FDG-PET in patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis, which could be a potential pitfall in the interpretation of FDG-PET images. We evaluated the metabolic activity of laryngeal muscles of patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis in comparison to normal controls during both speech and silence. Methods: Eleven patients with unilateral vocal cord palsy (thyroldectomy=7, lung cancer=1, others=3) and 12 normal controls underwent FDG-PET with usual protocol. They were divided into two groups respectively; one group read books aloud for 20 minutes (phonation group) and the other kept silence (non-phonation groups) after FDG injection. Recent neck CT scan were co-registered with FDG-PET to produce PET-CT fusion images to elaborate small laryngeal muscles. Results: In patients with unilateral vocal cord palsy, contralateral non-paralyzed vocal cord showed hypermetabolism mainly on thyroarytenoid muscle, more intensely with phonation group ($SUV=5.88{\pm}2.65$) than with non-phonation group ($SUV=2.30{\pm}0.39$). Normal control subjects showed hypermetabolism ($3.68{\pm}0.96$) in interarytenoid muscle and symmetric mild hypermetabolism in both lateral cricoarytenoid muscles in only phonation group. Conclusion: FDG-PET with fusion images using CT scan in patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis showed hypermetabolism of contralateral non-paralyzed thyroarytenoid muscle, suggesting compensatory action during phonation. Phonation durung FDG PET study enhanced FDG uptake on different laryngeal muscles between patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis and normal subjects.

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