Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle Microcirculation and Reserve Function of the Type 2 Diabetes with Contrast-Enhanced
Zhen-Hong Xu1, Jiao-Hong Chen2, Feng-Bin Huang3
1Departments of Ultrasound.
Objective:
This study aimed to discuss clinical application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography on lesion skeletal muscle microcirculation and arterial perfusion reserve in type 2 diabetes mellitus and complicated microvessels.
Methods:
Patients in the control group, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) group, diabetic microangiopathy (DM + MC) group underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasonography before and after temporary arterial occlusion to observe blood perfusion of gastrocnemius muscle; draw the time-intensity curve of arteriole, muscular tissue, and venule, and obtain perfusion parameters such as contrast agent arrival time and contrast agent transit time. Blood glucose, insulin, insulin resistance index, and relevant blood rheology parameters were measured.
Results:
Contrast agent transit time of the DM + MC group before arterial occlusion was significantly longer than that of the DM group and control group (P < 0.05). Contrast agent transit time of the DM + MC group after temporary arterial occlusion was significantly longer than that of the DM group and control group (P < 0.05). Contrast agent transit time of △artery-muscle, △artery-vein, and △muscle-vein of the DM group and control group and △artery-muscle of the DM + MC group after arterial occlusion was significantly shortened, when compared with that before arterial occlusion (P < 0.05). For △muscle-vein and △artery-vein contrast agent transit time in the DM + MC group, the difference was not statistically significant. By comparing blood glucose, insulin, insulin resistance index, and relevant blood rheology parameters among the DM + MC group, DM group, and control group, the difference was statistically significant, and there was a good correlation.
Conclusion:
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography can be used to evaluate skeletal muscle microcirculation disturbance and arterial reserve function of patients who had type 2 diabetic microangiopathy.
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