Technetium-99m-labelled RBC erection penogram to differentiate psychogenic from vasculogenic impotence. 1998

Y Y Shen, and C H Kao
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan/ROC.

The 99mTc-labelled RBC erection penogram (Tc-RBC penogram) coupled with intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) was used to evaluate the penile hemodynamic changes during tumescence. As expected, the method is useful to differentiate organic from psychogenic impotence, and arteriogenic from venogenic impotence. Thirty-four patients with psychogenic impotence, 23 patients with arteriogenic impotence, and 27 patients with venogenic impotence were included in the study. A Tc-RBC penogram was performed on each patient after intracavernosal injection of PGE1. Several parameters calculated from the time-radioactivity curve of the Tc-RBC penogram were used to evaluate hemodynamic changes of the penis. They included (1) the arterial phase: slope and time to peak (TTP), and (2) the venous phase: washout index (WOI). During the arterial phase, the patients with psychogenic and venogenic impotence had higher slope and shorter TTP than those of patients with arteriogenic impotence (p < 0.01). During the venous phase, the patients with psychogenic and arteriogenic impotence had a lower WOI than that of patients with venogenic impotence (p < 0.01). We conclude that the Tc-RBC penogram is a simple, noninvasive, and valuable method for the objective differentiation among psychogenic, arteriogenic, and venogenic impotence.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007172 Erectile Dysfunction The inability in the male to have a PENILE ERECTION due to psychological or organ dysfunction. Impotence,Male Impotence,Male Sexual Impotence,Dysfunction, Erectile,Impotence, Male,Impotence, Male Sexual,Sexual Impotence, Male
D007267 Injections Introduction of substances into the body using a needle and syringe. Injectables,Injectable,Injection
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000527 Alprostadil A potent vasodilator agent that increases peripheral blood flow. PGE1,Prostaglandin E1,Caverject,Edex,Lipo-PGE1,Minprog,Muse,PGE1alpha,Prostaglandin E1alpha,Prostavasin,Prostin VR,Prostine VR,Sugiran,Vasaprostan,Viridal,Lipo PGE1
D001158 Arteries The vessels carrying blood away from the heart. Artery
D013667 Technetium The first artificially produced element and a radioactive fission product of URANIUM. Technetium has the atomic symbol Tc, and atomic number 43. All technetium isotopes are radioactive. Technetium 99m (m Technetium 99m,99m, Technetium

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