• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제67권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2024

Objective : Collateral circulation is associated with the differential treatment effect of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to verify the ability of the collateral map to predict futile EVT in patients with acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke. Methods : This secondary analysis of a prospective observational study included data from participants underwent EVT for acute ischemic stroke due to occlusion of the internal carotid artery and/or the middle cerebral artery within 8 hours of symptom onset. Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify independent predictors of futile recanalization (modified Rankin scale score at 90 days of 4-6 despite of successful reperfusion). Results : In a total of 214 participants, older age (odds ratio [OR], 2.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.56 to 3.67; p<0.001), higher baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores (OR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.21; p=0.004), very poor collateral perfusion grade (OR, 35.09; 95% CI, 3.50 to 351.33; p=0.002), longer door-to-puncture time (OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.14; p=0.009), and failed reperfusion (OR, 3.73; 95% CI, 1.30 to 10.76; p=0.015) were associated with unfavorable functional outcomes. In 184 participants who achieved successful reperfusion, older age (OR, 2.30; 95% CI, 1.44 to 3.67; p<0.001), higher baseline NIHSS scores (OR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.22; p=0.006), very poor collateral perfusion grade (OR, 4.96; 95% CI, 1.42 to 17.37; p=0.012), and longer door-to-reperfusion time (OR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.15; p=0.003) were associated with unfavorable functional outcomes. Conclusion : The assessment of collateral perfusion status using the collateral map can predict futile EVT, which may help select ineligible patients for EVT, thereby potentially reducing the rate of futile EVT.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2008

Background: The compression of 7th cranial nerve by arteries is one of the various causes of hemifacial spasm (HFS). A few previous studies were revealed the relation between the compression of 7th cranial nerve and common trunk anomaly. We evaluated the common trunk anomalies in patients with HFS using MRI and MRA. Methods: From January 2001 to December 2005, 41 consecutive patients (9 men, mean age $54.5{\pm}12.6$) with HFS underwent MRI and MRA. T2 axial images and time-of-flight angiographies were reviewed for identification of the compression at root exit zone by two neuroradiologists and one neurologist. Results: Thirty-seven patients showed neurovascular compression on the lesion side. Twenty patients of them were shown the compression of 7th cranial nerve by anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA), and seventeen patients of them were shown the compression by posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). Twenty-four patients of the thirty-seven patients had common trunk anomaly. In control, twelve of twenty-one subjects had common trunk anomaly, that the frequencies of common trunk anomaly of two groups were 58.8% in HFS and 57.1% in controls. In the twenty-four patients with common trunk anomaly, eighteen patients had dominant-AICA, and six patients had dominant-PICA. The rate of nerve compression by common trunk anomaly in the HFS with unilateral common trunk, dominant-AICA was 76.5% and dominant-PICA was 100%. Conclusions: This study also revealed that AICA was most common compressive artery. There was no difference between the HFS groups and control groups in frequency of common trunk anomaly. Thus, we could not demonstrate the relationship between common trunk anomaly and HFS.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2008

배경: 심폐바이패스 없는 관상동맥우회술의 개발은 심폐바이패스로 일어나는 부작용을 피함으로써 관상동맥우회술의 적용범위를 더 확대할 수 있게 하였다. 특히 심폐바이페스 없는 관상동맥우회술은 심근보호 폐 및 신기능의 보호, 혈액응고 장애 예방, 전신 염증 반응 및 인지기능의 예방 등에서 이점이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 관상동맥우회수술을 좀 더 작대 적용할 수 있는지를 알기 위하여 심폐바이패스 없는 관상동맥우회술의 임상성적을 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1999년 5월부터 2007년 8월까지 관상동맥우회술을 시행한 310예의 한자 중 심폐바이패스 없이 시행한 100명을 대상으로 하였다. 남자가 63명, 여자가 37명이었으며 평균연령은 $62{\pm}10$세($29{\sim}82$세)이었다. 수술 전 진단은 불안정성 협심증이 77예, 안정성 협심증이 16예이었으며 급성심근경색증인 경우가 7예이었다. 동반된 질병은 고혈압이 48예, 당뇨병 42예, 신부전증의 경우가 10예이었고 만성폐쇄성폐질환이 5예, 경동맥질환이 동반된 경우가 6예이었다. 수슬 전 평균 심박출률은 $56.7{\pm}11.6%$ ($26{\sim}74%$)였다. 관상동맥조영술에서 심혈관질환이 47예, 이혈관질환이 25예이었고 단일혈관질환이 24예였으며, 이 중 좌주관상동맥협착이 있는 경우가 23예이었다. 내흉동맥은 97예에서 경상이식편으로 획득하였고 요골동맥과 대복재정맥은 각각 70예, 45예이었으며 이 중 내시경을 사용한 혈관 확보는 각각 53예, 41예 이었다. 결과: 평균 $2.7{\pm}1.2$개의 문합을 하였다. 일측 내흉동맥은 95예(95%)에서 사용되었으며 요골동맥이 62예, 대복재정맥이 39예였고 양측 내흉동맥은 2예에서 시행되었으며, 100예 중 연속문합은 46예가 있었다. 각각의 관상동맥별 문합 수는 좌전하행지가 97개소, 둔각변연지가 63개소, 대각지가 53개소, 우관상동맥이 30개소, 중간분지가 11개소, 후하행동맥이 9개소, 그리고 후측방분지가 3개소였다. 수술 중 심폐바이패스로 전환한 경우는 4예 있었다. 전체 100예 중 72예에서 퇴원 전 관상동맥조영술 혹은 다중절편 컴퓨터 단층촬영술을 이용한 관상동맥영상술로 확인하였는데 198문합 중에 184문합(92.9%)에서 개통성이 유지되었다. 수술 후 1예에서 패혈증으로 사망하였으며, 뇌경색 1예와 창상 감염 1예가 있었고 술 후 부정맥과 심근경색증은 없었다. 수술 후 평균 인공호흡기보조시간은 $20{\pm}35$시간이었으며 중환자실 체류시간은 $68{\pm}47$시간이었다. 수술 중 평균 수혈양은 $4.0{\pm}2.6\;pack$이었다. 결론: 저자들은 100예의 심폐바이패스 없는 관상동맥우회술을 시행하여 좋은 성적을 얻었기에 관상동맥우회수술의 범위를 확대하기 위해 사용할 수 있는 수술이라 제시할 수 있겠다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.97-101
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• 2011

Objective : It is technically difficult to treat wide-necked intracranial aneurysms by the endovascular method. Various tools and techniques have been introduced to overcome the related technical limitations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiologic and clinical results of widenecked intracranial aneurysm treatment using the endovascular method. Methods : Fifteen aneurysms in 15 patients were treated by the endovascular method from October 2009 to August 2010. Seven patients presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), seven patients had unruptured aneurysms, and one patient had an intracerebral hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage due to an incompletely clipped aneurysm. The mean dome-to-neck ratio was 1.1 (range, 0.6-1.7) and the mean height-to-neck ratio was 1.1 (range, 0.6-2.0). We used double microcatheters instead of a stent or a balloon for the first trial. When we failed to make a stable coil frame with two coils, we used a stent-assisted technique. Results : All aneurysms were successfully embolized. Eleven aneurysms (73%) were embolized by the double microcatheter technique without stent insertion, and four aneurysms (27%) were treated by stent-assisted coil embolization. One case had subclinical procedure-related intraoperative hemorrhage. Another case had procedure-related thromboembolism in the left distal anterior cerebral artery. During the follow-up period, one patient (7%) had a recanalized aneurysmal neck 12 months after coil embolization. The recurrent aneurysm was treated by stent-assisted coil embolization. Conclusion : We successfully treated 15 wide-necked intracranial aneurysms by the endovascular method. More clinical data with longer follow-up periods are needed to establish the use of endovascular treatment for wide-necked aneurysm.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 1983

본 논문에서는 디지탈 감산 기법을 이용한 양면 혈관 조영술 영상에서의 대응점 결정을 위하여 조영제 말단 추적 알고리즘을 사용하였고, 이 대응점 정보로부터 혈관의 3차원 영상을 재구성하는 과정을 확립하였으며, 개를 이용한 실험 결과도 포함되어 있다. 저자들에 의해 개발된 본 방법의 정확성을 입증하기 위해 사각에서 잡은 혈관 조영상과 계산을 통해 재구성된 영상을 비교하여 좋은 결과를 얻었다. 본 논문에서는 3가지의 새로운 알고리즘을 개발, 또는 응용하였는바, 첫째는, 순차적인 영상에서 조영제의 말단은 어느 투영면에서도 동일한 형태를 갖게 되므로, 상호 상관 계수의 접합법을 이용하여 조영제 말단을 추적해 가는 알고리즘이고, 둘째는, 기준좌표계에서 시선좌표계로의 전환을 4×4행렬 하나로 표시한 단순화 투시 변환 행렬의 구성이며, 셋째는, 조영제 말단 추적법이 적용될 수 없는 작은 혈관 영상에서의 대응점 확립을 위한 보조알고리즘의 적용이 그것이다. 또한 본 방법은 3차원 공간상에서의 조영제 말단 이동거리에 대한 정보로부터 혈류속도의 측정에도 이용될 수 있다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.187-200
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• 2006

Objectives: Acupuncture has been applied in Asia for thousands of years, especially to rehabilitation after stroke. It has been reported that acupuncture increased cerebral blood supply and stimulated the functional activity of brain nerve cells shown by using brain imaging techniques. This study was to evaluate the effect of GB 34-GB 39 electro-acupuncture (EA) on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in stroke patients and normal volunteers using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Methods: The study procedure was divided into two parts: patients and volunteers studies. For the patients study, ten ischemic stroke patients (3 males, 7 females, mean age $68.5{\pm}8.9$ years old) were selected. Baseline brain SPECT was done with triple head gamma camera (MultiSPECT3, Siemens, USA) after intravenous administration of 1,110 MBq of $^{99m}Tc-ECD$. Fifteen-minute EA at GB 34 and GB 39 were applied on the affected limb. The same dose of $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ was injected during the EA, and the second set of SPECT images wasobtained. Using the computer software (ICON 7.1, Siemens, USA), 3 SPECT slices (upper, middle, lower) surrounding the brain lesion were selected and each slice was divided into 10-16 brain regions. Asymmetry indexes (AI) were analyzed in each brain region. We regarded over 10% changes of AI between before and after EA as significance. For the volunteers study, 10 healthy human volunteers (5 males, 5 females, mean age $28.1{\pm}6$ years old) were selected. In the resting state, $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ brain SPECT scans were performed. On the 7th day after the resting examination, 15 minute EA was applied at GB 34 and GB 39 on the right side of the subjects. Immediately after EA, the second SPECT images were obtained inthe same manner as the resting state. Significant increases and decreases of rCBF after EA were estimated by comparing their SPECT images with those of the resting state using paired t statistics at every voxel, which were analyzed by statistical parametric mapping with a threshold of p = 0.01, uncorrected (extent threshold: k=100 voxels). Results: In stroke patients, six of the eight (75%) had significantly increased perfusion in post-acupuncture scans compared to their baseline state. In normal volunteers, GB 34-GB GB EA increased rCBF in both hemispheres including right ventral posterior cingulate (Brodmann area (BA) 23), left superior temporal, anterior transverse temporal (BA 22, 41), left parastriate, peristriate (BA 18, 19), right occipitotemporal, angular (BA 37, 39), left rostral postcentral, caudal postcentral and preparietal (BA 2, 3, 5). However GB 34-GB 39 EA decreased rCBF in the right hemisphere including triangular and middle frontal lobes. Conclusions: The results demonstrated that OB 34-GB 39 EA increased cerebral perfusion in ischemic stroke patients and increased rCBF grossly in temporal lobes of normal volunteers. It is also suggested that there may be a correlation between the GB meridian and the territory of the middle cerebral artery.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.717-723
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• 2001

Objective : Subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH) is still one of the most serious disease with high morbidity and mortality in the neurosurgical field. Clipping of the aneurysmal neck is the gold standard of the surgical treatment of aneurysmal SAH. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the postoperative angiography and to assess the risk factors related to the incomplete clipping. Materials and Methods : From July 1995 to June 1998, the pre- and postoperative angiography were performed in 50 patients among total 81 patients who have underwent the aneurysmal surgery. We reviewed the various contributing factors including age, sex, Hunt-Hess grade, Fisher grade and the premature rupture of aneurysm during operation retrospectively. Careful evaluation of pre- and postoperative angiography focusing on the size, shape, and remnant neck of the aneurysms and vasospasm was performed. According to the angiographic findings, the patients were divided into two groups ; a complete clipping group and an incomplete clipping group. The data were analyzed by using unpaired independent sample t test after F-test to compare the significance between two groups. Results : Incomplete clipping of aneurysms was found in 6(12%) patients through the evaluation of postoperative angiography. Among them, three cases were located on the middle cerebral artery territory. Whereas the patient age, sex, Hunt-Hess grade, and Fisher grade were not significant(p>0.05), an intraoperative premature rupture had a statistical significance(p<0.05). A severe vasospasm occurred in 24(48%) cases and one patient with anterior communicating aneurysm was reoperated due to residual sac. Conclusion : According to our experience, the surgeons' judgement is the most reliable factor in deciding the postoperative angiography. During the aneurysmal surgery, the premature rupture always disturbs a complete clipping of aneurysms. Therefore, the temporary clipping of parent arteries is considered essential for a successful clipping. We believe that the postoperative angiography has a role in decreasing the re-bleeding risk due to clip migration and an inaccurate clipping only in the selected cases.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.582-587
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• 2020

Objective: Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) fails in approximately 20% of anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (AC-LVO). Nonetheless, the factors that affect clinical outcomes of non-recanalized AC-LVO despite EVT are less studied. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting clinical outcomes in non-recanalized AC-LVO patients despite EVT. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of clinical and imaging data from 136 consecutive patients who demonstrated recanalization failure (modified thrombolysis in cerebral ischemia [mTICI], 0-2a) despite EVT for AC-LVO. Data were collected in prospectively maintained registries at 16 stroke centers. Collateral status was categorized into good or poor based on the CT angiogram, and the mTICI was categorized as 0-1 or 2a on the final angiogram. Patients with good (modified Rankin Scale [mRS], 0-2) and poor outcomes (mRS, 3-6) were compared in multivariate analysis to evaluate the factors associated with a good outcome. Results: Thirty-five patients (25.7%) had good outcomes. The good outcome group was younger (odds ratio [OR], 0.962; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.932-0.992; p = 0.015), had a lower incidence of hypertension (OR, 0.380; 95% CI, 0.173-0.839; p = 0.017) and distal internal carotid artery involvement (OR, 0.149; 95% CI, 0.043-0.520; p = 0.003), lower initial National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) (OR, 0.789; 95% CI, 0.713-0.873; p < 0.001) and good collateral status (OR, 13.818; 95% CI, 3.971-48.090; p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, the initial NIHSS (OR, 0.760; 95% CI, 0.638-0.905; p = 0.002), good collateral status (OR, 14.130; 95% CI, 2.264-88.212; p = 0.005) and mTICI 2a recanalization (OR, 5.636; 95% CI, 1.216-26.119; p = 0.027) remained as independent factors with good outcome in non-recanalized patients. Conclusion: Baseline NIHSS score, good collateral status, and mTICI 2a recanalization remained independently associated with clinical outcome in non-recanalized patients. mTICI 2a recanalization would benefit patients with good collaterals in non-recanalized AC-LVO patients despite EVT.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.240-247
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• 2017

자기공명혈관영상(magnetic resonance angiography: MRA)을 이용한 뇌혈관검사가 증가하면서 비파열 동맥류의 발견이 많아졌다. 비파열 동맥류(unruptured intracranial aneurysm: UIA)의 병태생리 이해를 위해 비파열 동맥류의 분포와 관련요인을 아는 것이 도움이 될 것으로 생각한다. 환자군은 건강검진 시 MRA를 시행받은 사람을 대상으로 하였다. 비파열 동맥류의 발생과 위험요인(나이, 성별, 고혈압, 당뇨, 흡연, 음주력, 관상동맥질환)을 크기(3 mm이상 대 3 mm미만)와 다발성 동맥류(단일 대 다발성 동맥류)에 따라 비교하였다. 그리고 위치에 따른 비파열 동맥류 발생 빈도를 비교하였다. 2007년 1월부터 2016년 12월까지 건강검진 센터를 방문하여 건강검진을 받은 사람을 대상으로 하였다. 건강검진을 받은 187166명의 사람 중 18954명이 MRA를 찍었으며, 이 중 367명(1.93%)이 비파열 동맥류를 보였다. 3 mm이상과 3 mm미만의 동맥류를 비교하였을 때 3 mm이상의 동맥류 환자군에서 평균 나이가 유의하게 높았다(3 mm이상 $57.16{\pm}8.47$ 대 3 mm미만 $55.12{\pm}8.19$; p=0.07). 고밀도 지질단백질(high-density lipoprotein)은 3 mm이상의 동맥류 환자군에서 유의하게 높았다(3 mm 이상 $55.95{\pm}16.03$ 대 3 mm미만 $50.85{\pm}13.65$; p=0.007). 고혈압은 다발성 동맥류 환자군에서 의미있게 높은 경향을 보였다(단일 동맥류 399명 중 153명(38.3%) 대 다발성 동맥류 35명 중 19명 (54.3%); p=0.065). 3mm미만의 동맥류는 내경동맥 말단부(34.3%)와 중대뇌동맥 분기부(16.4%)에서 호발하였다(p=0.003). 3 mm이상의 동맥류는 내경동맥 말단부(43.3%)와 중대뇌동맥 분기부(13.4%) 및 앞교통동맥(13.4%)에서 호발하였다(p=0.003). 동맥류는 크기 차이와 단일 혹은 다발성에 따라 서로 다른 위험요인과의 상관성을 보였으나, 두가지 위험요인 모두 혈관의 퇴행성 변화와 혈류역학적 장애가 동맥류 발생의 원인이 될 수 있다는 것을 보여준다.