Automated Quantification of Pulmonary Perfused Blood Volume by Dual-Energy CTPA in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

作者：Meinel F G^*; Graef A; Thierfelder K M; Armbruster M; Schild C; Neurohr C; Reiser M F; Johnson T R C

来源：RoFo-Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren, 2014, 186(2): 151-156.

DOI：10.1055/s-0033-1350412

• thorax
• vascular
• CT angiography
• CT
• CT-quantitative

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether automated quantification of pulmonary perfused blood volume (PBV) in dual-energy computed tomography pulmonary angiography (DE-CTPA) can be used to assess the severity of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
Methods: Automated quantification of PBV was performed in 25 consecutive CTEPH patients undergoing DE-CTPA. PBV values were correlated with cardiac index and pulmonary vascular resistance quantified by right heart catheterization and walking distance in the 6-minute walk test using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariate linear regression analysis to control for age and gender.
Results: DE-CTPA derived PBV values inversely correlated with systolic (r=-0.64, p=0.001) and mean (r=-0.57, p=0.004) pulmonary arterial pressure. There was a trend for PBV values to inversely correlate with pulmonary vascular resistance (r=-0.20, p=0.35). No significant correlation was found between PBV values and cardiac index or 6-minute walking distance. These correlations were confirmed to be independent of age and gender on multivariate linear regression analysis.
Conclusion: DE-CTPA can be used for an automated quantification of pulmonary PBV in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. PBV values correlate inversely with systolic and mean pulmonary arterial pressure and can thus be used to estimate the severity of pulmonary hypertension in these patients.
Citation Format:
center dot Meinel FG, Graef A, Thierfelder KM etal. Automated Quantification of Pulmonary Perfused Blood Volume by Dual-Energy CTPA in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Fortschr Rontgenstr 2014; 186: 151-156

• 出版日期2014-2