TABLE 1:

Patient profiles, examinations, and diagnoses

Patient No./Age (y)/SexDelay between Pre- and Post-Acetazolamide 128I-IMP SPECT (d)*Diagnosis
1/68/M7Right ICA severe stenosis at MRA and DSA
2/63/M3Right ICA severe stenosis (90%) and left ICA stenosis (40%) at MRA and DSA
3/48/M4Right MCA (M1) occulusion with collateral circulation at DSA
4/51M3TIA, normal findings at MR imaging and SPECT
5/53/F8Right ICA occulsion, left ICA stenosis, left ACA occulsion at DSA
6/69/F7Bilateral mild ICA stenosis with lacunar infarctions at MRA and MR imaging
7/57/F7Dizziness, normal flow and perfusion at MRA and SPECT
8/55/M4Right ICA, MCA, and ACA stenosis at MRA; decreased perfusion at SPECT
9/69/M4Right ICA stenosis at MRA, mildly decreased perfusion at SPECT
  • * Both pre- and post-acetazolamide FAIR studies were performed on the day of post-acetazolamide 123I-IMP SPECT.

  • ACA indicates anterior cerebral artery; DSA, digital subtraction angiography; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography; and TIA, transient ischemic attack.