본 연구는 뇌동맥류로 진단받은 환자 중 디지털 감산 혈관조영술(DSA)과 다중검출기 전산화단층촬영 혈관조영술(MDCT Angiography)의 영상을 비교하여 MDCT 혈관조영술에 대한 뇌동맥류의 선별검사로써 그 유영성을 평가하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 대학병원에서 DSA을 시행한 후 뇌동맥류로 진단 받은 환자 중 MDCT 혈관조영술을 함께 시행한 194명의 환자를 대상으로 DSA과 MDCT 혈관조영 장치의 영상에서 뇌동맥류의 유무를 분석하였고, 동맥류의 길이를 경부의 크기로 나누어 1보다 크면 경부가 좁은 협경 동맥류, 1보다 작으면 경부가 넓은 광경 동맥류로 분류하여 협경, 혹은 광경 동맥류인지 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구 결과 DSA과 비교한 MDCT 혈관조영술의 뇌동맥류에 대한 민감도는 97.4%로 분석되었고, 협경 혹은 광경 동맥류의 일치도는 90.2%, MDCT 혈관조영술에서 뇌동맥류를 발견하지 못한 경우가 2.5%로 경부의 평균 크기는 2.4 mm였다. 이를 통해 뇌동맥류 선별검사를 위하여 비침습적인 MDCT 혈관조영술은 침습적인 DSA에 비하여 높은 민감도를 보여 매우 유용한 검사로 기대된다.
The purpose of this study was to compare the image between DSA and MDCT Angiography and to examine whether MDCT Angiography could be useful as a screening test for the diagnosis of cerebral aneurysm in patients who were diagnosed with cerebral aneurysm on DSA. Of patients who were diagnosed with cerebral aneurysm DSA at University Hospital, 194 patients who concomitantly underwent MDCT Angiography were enrolled in the current retrospective study. The methods for analyzing cerebral aneurysm were to analyze the presence of cerebral aneurysm on DSA and MDCT Angiography. In cases in which it exceeded 1, the corresponding cases were classified as narrow-neck aneurysms. In otherwise cases, they were classified as wide-neck aneurysms. Thus, a comparative analysis could be performed to ascertain if cases were narrow-neck or wide-neck aneurysms. As compared with DSA, the sensitivity of MDCT Angiography for cerebral aneurysm was measured to be 97.4%. The degree of consistency between narrow-neck and wide-neck aneurysms was 90.2% and the proportion of undetectable an at MDCT Angiography was 2.54%. mean size was 2.4 mm. It is expected that a non-invasive diagnostic modality for a screening test for cerebral aneurysm, MDCT Angiography might be a very useful regimen as compared with an invasive one, DSA.
