[Diagnostic value of multislice perfusion CT in dementia patients].
BACKGROUND
The diagnostic value of perfusion CT in dementia patients was retrospectively evaluated in comparison to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).


METHODS
The perfusion CT database of 55 subjects was investigated. All patients underwent an unenhanced, contrast-enhanced, and perfusion CT of the head. The clinical evaluation of the degree of dementia was performed with the MMSE. In the perfusion CT data, 24 ROI were marked. Then blood volume (BV), blood flow (BF), and mean transit time (MTT) were calculated and compared with the ipsilateral and contralateral regions and with the degree of dementia.


RESULTS
With increasing degree of dementia, a significant decrease of the occipital and temporal BV was found. A significant decrease of the BF in the frontal lobe, basal ganglia, and occipital region was found. Concurrently, the MTT increased significantly in the basal ganglia region. The group with Alzheimer's disease showed significant regional hypoperfusion compared with the group of cognitively normal subjects in the frontal, basal ganglia, occipital, and temporal region.


CONCLUSIONS
The cerebral perfusion decreased with increasing degree of dementia. The inexpensive and widely available perfusion CT reveals information about regional differences of cerebral perfusion, which may be useful in differentiating severity and types of dementia.
Streitparth
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Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 , Berlin. florian.streitparth@charite.de
Wieners
G
G
Kämena
A
A
Schröder
R J
RJ
Stiepani
H
H
Kokocinski
T
T
Röttgen
R
R
Steinhagen-Thiessen
E
E
Lenzen-Grossimlimghaus
R
R
Hidajat
N
N
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000098:blood supply; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*