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KMID : 0880420090100040323
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Korean Journal of Radiology
2009 Volume.10 No. 4 p.323 ~ p.332
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Head and Neck Vascular Lesions: Characterization of the Flow Pattern by the Use of Three-Phase CT
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Ryu Chang-Woo
Kim Jae-Kyun
Kim Sang-Joon
Lee Jeong-Hyun
Kim Jeoung-Hyun
Ha Hong-Il
Suh Dae-Chul
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of three-phase CT to characterize the hemodynamics of vascular lesions in the head and neck area.
Material and Methods: We analyzed vascular malformations of head and neck regions in 21 patients with the use of three-phase CT, including pre-contrast phase, vascular phase (scan delay: 20-35 seconds after intravenous contrast material injection) and equilibrium phase (scan delay: 3-5 minutes) imaging. The flow characteristic of each lesion was determined and categorized as either a high- or a low-flow lesion according to findings on selective arteriography and/or direct puncture venography. The CT number was acquired from two areas in a vascular lesion, sorted by the enhancement pattern: area 1, a highly enhanced area seen on the vascular phase; area 2, a delayedly enhanced area seen on the equilibrium phase. The CT numbers of each phase were compared between high- and low-flow lesions with use of the unpaired t-test. The flow patterns of high- and low-flow lesions were analyzed by assessment of time-density curves of three phase CT.
Results: High-flow lesions were detected in nine patients and low-flow lesions were detected in 12 patients. On the vascular phase, the CT number of areas 1 and 2 of high-flow lesions was significantly higher than for low-flow lesions (p < 0.05). Contrary to early peaks seen in time-density curves of high-flow lesions, low-flow lesions showed a delayed peak.
Conclusion: Three-phase CT seems to be a valuable non-invasive method to differentiate a high-flow lesion from a low flow lesion of head and neck vascular lesions.
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KEYWORD
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Head and neck, Arteriovenous malformation, Three-phase CT
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