Ting-Heng Chou1, Jessica L Alvelo2, Sarah Janse3, Xenophon Papademetris4, Bauer E Sumpio5, Carlos Mena-Hurtado2, Albert J Sinusas6, Mitchel R Stacy7. 1. Center for Regenerative Medicine, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 3. Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 4. Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 5. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 6. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 7. Center for Regenerative Medicine, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Electronic address: mitchel.stacy@nationwidechildrens.org.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) imaging of angiosome foot perfusion for predicting amputation outcomes in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) and diabetes mellitus (DM). BACKGROUND: Radiotracer imaging can assess microvascular foot perfusion and identify regional perfusion abnormalities in patients with critical limb ischemia CLI and DM, but the relationship between perfusion response to revascularization and subsequent clinical outcomes has not been evaluated. METHODS: Patients with CLI, DM, and nonhealing foot ulcers (n = 25) were prospectively enrolled for SPECT/CT perfusion imaging of the feet before and after revascularization. CT images were used to segment angiosomes (i.e., 3-dimensional vascular territories) of the foot. Relative changes in radiotracer uptake after revascularization were evaluated within the ulcerated angiosome. Incidence of amputation was assessed at 3 and 12 months after revascularization. RESULTS: SPECT/CT detected a significantly lower microvascular perfusion response for patients who underwent amputation compared with those who remained amputation free at 3 (p = 0.01) and 12 (p = 0.01) months after revascularization. The cutoff percent change in perfusion for predicting amputation at 3 months was 7.55%, and 11.56% at 12 months. The area under the curve based on the amputation outcome was 0.799 at 3 months and 0.833 at 12 months. The probability of amputation-free survival was significantly higher at 3 (p = 0.002) and 12 months (p = 0.03) for high-perfusion responders than low-perfusion responders to revascularization. CONCLUSIONS: SPECT/CT imaging detects regional perfusion responses to lower extremity revascularization and provides prognostic value in patients with CLI (Radiotracer-Based Perfusion Imaging of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease; NCT03622359).
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) imaging of angiosome foot perfusion for predicting amputation outcomes in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) and diabetes mellitus (DM). BACKGROUND: Radiotracer imaging can assess microvascular foot perfusion and identify regional perfusion abnormalities in patients with critical limb ischemia CLI and DM, but the relationship between perfusion response to revascularization and subsequent clinical outcomes has not been evaluated. METHODS: Patients with CLI, DM, and nonhealing foot ulcers (n = 25) were prospectively enrolled for SPECT/CT perfusion imaging of the feet before and after revascularization. CT images were used to segment angiosomes (i.e., 3-dimensional vascular territories) of the foot. Relative changes in radiotracer uptake after revascularization were evaluated within the ulcerated angiosome. Incidence of amputation was assessed at 3 and 12 months after revascularization. RESULTS: SPECT/CT detected a significantly lower microvascular perfusion response for patients who underwent amputation compared with those who remained amputation free at 3 (p = 0.01) and 12 (p = 0.01) months after revascularization. The cutoff percent change in perfusion for predicting amputation at 3 months was 7.55%, and 11.56% at 12 months. The area under the curve based on the amputation outcome was 0.799 at 3 months and 0.833 at 12 months. The probability of amputation-free survival was significantly higher at 3 (p = 0.002) and 12 months (p = 0.03) for high-perfusion responders than low-perfusion responders to revascularization. CONCLUSIONS: SPECT/CT imaging detects regional perfusion responses to lower extremity revascularization and provides prognostic value in patients with CLI (Radiotracer-Based Perfusion Imaging of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease; NCT03622359).
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