Assessment of renal artery stenosis: comparison of captopril renography and gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold MR angiography.
Assessment of renal artery stenosis: comparison of captopril renography and gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold MR angiography.
复制标题
肾动脉狭窄的评估:卡托普利肾造影和钆增强屏气磁共振血管造影的比较。
作者:
V. Bongers;J. Bakker;J. Beutler;F. Beek;J. D. Klerk
AIM
To determine the accuracy of captopril renography (CR) and gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold magnetic resonance (MR) angiography in the diagnosis of 50-99% renal artery stenosis (RAS).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Forty-three patients with possible RAS, of whom 53% had renal function impairment (creatinine >130 micromol/l), were included.(99m)Tc-mercaptoacetyl triglycine (MAG(3)) renography was performed after an oral dose of 25 mg captopril. Gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography was performed on a standard 1.5 Tesla system: TR 13.5, TE 3.5, flip angle 60 degrees, matrix 195 x 512. Intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was the standard of reference.
RESULTS
Captropril renography accurately categorized 22 of 26 patients who had either uni- or bilateral RAS of 50-99%. The sensitivity and specificity of CR for the detection of 50-99% stenosis were 85 and 71%, respectively. With MR angiography one occluded artery was incorrectly diagnosed as a stenosis. Sensitivity and specificity were 100 and 94%, respectively. The difference between the accuracies of MR angiography and CR was statistically significant (P = 0.02). The accuracy of CR was lower in patients with renal impairment (70%) than in those with normal renal function (90%).
CONCLUSION
MR angiography showed a high accuracy in diagnosing RAS of between 50 and 99%. CR was less accurate than MR angiography, especially in patients with renal function impairment. In patients with normal renal function, however, CR remains a useful diagnostic test.
DOI:
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发表时间:
1998
期刊:
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
影响因子:
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作者:
Blaufox,MD;Fine,EJ;Heller,S;Hurley,J;Jagust,M;Li,Y;Mann,SJ;Pickering,TG;Zanzonico,P;Zhang,CG
通讯作者:
Zhang,CG