Cerebrovascular Reactivity Assessment during Carbon Dioxide Inhalation Using SPECT
Background: Perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using an acetazolamide is an important clinical tool used to assess cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in patients, but its use has been limited to clinical diagnostics. This study aimed to preliminarily evaluate the feasibility...
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doaj-eeebbc7c3cbf4eda88e1cb81d0b1a3122021-01-28T00:03:19ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-01-01111161116110.3390/app11031161Cerebrovascular Reactivity Assessment during Carbon Dioxide Inhalation Using SPECTYeong-Bae Lee0Chang-Ki Kang1Department of Neurology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, KoreaNeuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, KoreaBackground: Perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using an acetazolamide is an important clinical tool used to assess cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in patients, but its use has been limited to clinical diagnostics. This study aimed to preliminarily evaluate the feasibility of perfusion SPECT using carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>). Methods: Ten healthy subjects participated in two consecutive SPECT scans using CO<sub>2</sub> inhalation. To evaluate brain perfusion after preprocessing, the voxel-by-voxel CVR values were averaged in 13 subgroup regions of interest (ROIs) based on a template. Subsequently, averaged CVR values of each ROI were analyzed based on both cerebellar hemispheres. Results: CVR values in the eight subgroup ROIs, which included vermis, both insula/cingulate, and frontal cortices, showed significant changes (<i>p</i> < 0.05). CVR values were higher in vermis and right insula/cingulate by 3.34% and 3.15%, respectively. Conclusions: This study showed that quantitative SPECT with CO<sub>2</sub> inhalation could be used to evaluate the voxel-based CVR in healthy subjects, which could be beneficial for elucidating induced hypercapnic states and for longitudinally investigating the healthy aging in brain vessels. Furthermore, the cerebrovascular hemodynamic parameters induced by CO<sub>2</sub> could play an important role as a biomarker to evaluate treatment progress in patients with cerebrovascular disease.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/3/1161single-photon-emission computed tomographySPECTcarbon dioxideCO<sub>2</sub>cerebrovascular reactivity |
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Cerebrovascular Reactivity Assessment during Carbon Dioxide Inhalation Using SPECT |
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Cerebrovascular Reactivity Assessment during Carbon Dioxide Inhalation Using SPECT |
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Cerebrovascular Reactivity Assessment during Carbon Dioxide Inhalation Using SPECT |
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Background: Perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using an acetazolamide is an important clinical tool used to assess cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in patients, but its use has been limited to clinical diagnostics. This study aimed to preliminarily evaluate the feasibility of perfusion SPECT using carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>). Methods: Ten healthy subjects participated in two consecutive SPECT scans using CO<sub>2</sub> inhalation. To evaluate brain perfusion after preprocessing, the voxel-by-voxel CVR values were averaged in 13 subgroup regions of interest (ROIs) based on a template. Subsequently, averaged CVR values of each ROI were analyzed based on both cerebellar hemispheres. Results: CVR values in the eight subgroup ROIs, which included vermis, both insula/cingulate, and frontal cortices, showed significant changes (<i>p</i> < 0.05). CVR values were higher in vermis and right insula/cingulate by 3.34% and 3.15%, respectively. Conclusions: This study showed that quantitative SPECT with CO<sub>2</sub> inhalation could be used to evaluate the voxel-based CVR in healthy subjects, which could be beneficial for elucidating induced hypercapnic states and for longitudinally investigating the healthy aging in brain vessels. Furthermore, the cerebrovascular hemodynamic parameters induced by CO<sub>2</sub> could play an important role as a biomarker to evaluate treatment progress in patients with cerebrovascular disease. |
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