• Resp Care · Dec 2011

    Comparative Study

    Vibration-response imaging versus quantitative perfusion scintigraphy in the selection of patients for lung-resection surgery.

    • Fatma Comce, Zuleyha Bingol, Esen Kiyan, Serhan Tanju, Alper Toker, Pembe Cagatay, and Turhan Ece.
    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • Resp Care. 2011 Dec 1;56(12):1936-41.

    BackgroundIn patients being considered for lung-resection surgery, quantitative perfusion scintigraphy is used to predict postoperative lung function and guide the determination of lung-resection candidacy. Vibration-response imaging has been proposed as a noninvasive, radiation-free, and simpler method to predict postoperative lung function. We compared vibration-response imaging to quantitative perfusion scintigraphy for predicting postoperative FEV(1) and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (D(LCO)).MethodsWe enrolled 35 candidates for lung resection. Twenty-five patients had preoperative FEV(1) and D(LCO) MEASUREMENTS:ResultsThe vibration-response-imaging measurements showed strong correlation with the quantitative-perfusion-scintigraphy measurements of predicted postoperative FEV(1)% (r = 0.87, P < .001), predicted postoperative FEV(1) (r = 0.90, P < .001), and predicted postoperative D(LCO)% (r = 0.90, P < .001). There was a correlation between predicted postoperative FEV(1) (% and L) measured via quantitative perfusion scintigraphy and the actual postoperative FEV(1) (% and L) (r = 0.47, P = .048, r = 0.73, P < .001). There was no difference between the vibration-response-imaging measurements and the actual postoperative measurements of predicted postoperative FEV(1) (% and L). There was a correlation between predicted postoperative FEV(1) (% and L) measured via vibration-response imaging and actual postoperative FEV(1) (% and L) (r = 0.52, P = .044, r = 0.79, P < .001). The mean differences between the predicted and actual postoperative FEV(1) values were 49 mL with vibration-response imaging, versus 230 mL with quantitative perfusion scintigraphy. Neither the vibration-response imaging nor the quantitative perfusion scintigraphy predicted postoperative D(LCO)% values agreed with the actual postoperative D(LCO)% values.ConclusionsVibration-response imaging may be a good alternative to quantitative perfusion scintigraphy in evaluating lung-resection candidacy.

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