[Superimposition of MR angiography and three dimensional radionuclide brain perfusion image with personal computer]

To investigate the correlation of arterial obstruction with brain perfusion, MR angiography (MRA) and three dimensional (3D) radionuclide brain perfusion image were superimposed. Eleven cases with intracranial artery obstructive patients were studied. Three dimensional brain perfusion images were generated based on the ray-tracing method. Superimposition of MRA on to 3D brain perfusion image was performed on a personal computer. Reconstructing time for 3D image was about 15 minutes for each patient, Superimposing time was about 5 minutes for each image. Correlation of arterial obstruction with decrease in brain perfusion was demonstrated clearly by superimposed image. With a personal computer, it was possible to produce clinically useful synthesized images with relatively short time and conveniently.