Effect of Gamma Knife radiosurgery on acoustic neurinomas. Assessment by 99mTc-DTPA-human serum albumin- and 201TlCl-single photon emission computed tomography

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 1996:66 Suppl 1:93-102. doi: 10.1159/000099774.

Abstract

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed on 16 patients with acoustic neurinoma before and 1 and 2 years after Gamma Knife surgery. 201TICI-SPECT was used to determine tumor viability. Early and delayed images of 99mTc-DTPA-human serum albumin (99mTc-HSA-D)-SPECT were used to assess tumor vascularity and permeability, respectively. There was a statistically significant decrease in the 99mTc-HSA-D index of the early image at 1 year (p = 0.013) and at 2 years (p = 0.018) after Gamma Knife surgery. On the other hand, the 201Tl index and the 99mTc-HSA-D index of the delayed image were not significantly different from their pretreatment values. These observations demonstrate that a reduction in tumor vascularity without a decrease in tumor viability may be one of the effects of Gamma Knife surgery on acoustic neurinomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroma, Acoustic / blood supply
  • Neuroma, Acoustic / surgery*
  • Permeability
  • Radiosurgery*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate*
  • Thallium Radioisotopes
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
  • Thallium Radioisotopes
  • technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate