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Ruddy TD, Wells RG. Shortening the acquisition times of CZT SPECT imaging for measurement of myocardial blood flow. J Nucl Cardiol 2024; 34:101847. [PMID: 38467185 DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2024.101847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Terrence D Ruddy
- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Sugai S, Matsumoto N, Makita A, Kuronuma K, Suzuki Y, Hori Y, Yoda S, Okumura Y, Amano Y. Optimization of 201Tl Dosage in a Simultaneous Acquisition Rest 99mTc/Stress 201Tl Dual-Isotope Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography with Semiconductor Gamma Camera. Ann Nucl Cardiol 2023; 9:68-72. [PMID: 38058585 PMCID: PMC10696141 DOI: 10.17996/anc.23-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Background: The use of 201Tl in myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is predominantly not recommended because of the higher radiation exposure of 201Tl compared to 99mTc agent. However, the advent of new gamma cameras with semiconductor detectors has made it possible to reduce the 201Tl dose and lower radiation exposure. In our hospital, the dose of 201Tl is adjusted according to the patient's body mass index (BMI), with 50 MBq for BMI<25 and 74 MBq for BMI≥25. The dose of 201Tl during simultaneous acquisition dual-isotope myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS; stress 201Tl and rest 99mTc agent) exceeds 9 mSv/examination when 74 MBq of 201Tl is administered. In order to further reduce the radiation dose, optimization of the 201Tl dose was investigated. Methods: Two hundred and eighty consecutive patients who underwent stress MPS using simultaneous acquisition dual-isotope protocol (SDI protocol) for the estimation of ischemic heart disease were included. Patients with prior myocardial infarction were excluded. Correlations between BMI and acquisition time were determined in patients receiving 50 MBq (n=154) or 74 MBq (n=126) of 201Tl. In addition, linear regression analysis was used to determine the slope and intercept to derive a linear functional equation, and the theoretically optimal 201Tl dose was evaluated. Results: The correlation coefficient between BMI and acquisition time in the 201Tl 50 MBq group was 0.532 (P< 0.00001) and in the 201Tl 74 MBq group was 0.478 (P<0.00001), both showing a positive correlation. Linear regression analysis yielded two equations: y=0.52x-0.32 (201Tl 50 MBq group) and y=0.41x-0.69 (201Tl 74 MBq group). Linear function equation results indicated that patients with BMI between 25 and 30 could be examined within approximately 15 minutes with 50 MBq of 201Tl. Conclusion: Considering examination efficiency, a single acquisition time of less than 15 minutes is ideal. Theoretically, patients with BMI less than 30 could be examined within approximately 15 minutes with 50 MBq of 201Tl.
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- Shonosuke Sugai
- Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Ochoa-Figueroa M, Frias-Rose J, Good E, Sanchez-Rodriguez V, Davidsson A, Pagonis C. Diagnostic performance of different cardiac stress protocols for myocardial perfusion imaging for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease using a cadmium-zinc-telluride camera with invasive coronary angiography correlation. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2023; 42:281-288. [PMID: 36103979 DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the diagnostic performance of three different cardiac stress protocols for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using a cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) camera with invasive coronary angiography (ICA) correlation for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in a high risk population. METHODS Retrospective study of 263 patients (96 women and 167 males, mean age 68 years) from which 119 patients performed a bicycle stress test (BST), 113 pharmacological stress test (PST) and 31 a combination of the two (CST) between September 2014 and December 2018. The patients then underwent myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), followed by ICA and evaluated by means of quantitative angiography software, within six months after the MPI. The mean pre-test probability score for coronary disease according to the European Society of Cardiology criteria was 36% for the whole population. The MPI was performed in a dedicated CZT cardio camera (D-SPECT Spectrum Dynamics) with a two-day protocol, according to the European Association of Nuclear Medicine guidelines. RESULTS No significant difference was observed between the three stress protocols in terms of diagnostic accuracy (BST 85%, PST 88%, CST 84%). The overall diagnostic accuracy of MPI to identify patients with any obstructive CAD at ICA was 86%, Sensitivity 93%, Specificity 54%, PPV 90% and NPV 63%. CONCLUSION The CZT D-SPECT camera achieves overall satisfactory results in the diagnosis of CAD, observing no significant differences in the diagnostic performance when the stress test was performed as a BST, PST or CST.
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- Miguel Ochoa-Figueroa
- Department of Clinical Physiology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden; Department of Radiology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Pathology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Cardiology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden; Department of Radiology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Hyafil F. Quantification of myocardial blood flow with cadmium-zinc-telluride SPECT: Is it worth the effort? Diagn Interv Imaging 2023; 104:309-310. [PMID: 37085422 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2023.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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- Fabien Hyafil
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75015, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, INSERM U970, 75006 Paris, France.
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Lee WW, Song YS, So Y. Quantitative Iodine-123 single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography for Iodine-131 therapy of an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule. Eur J Hybrid Imaging 2023; 7:4. [PMID: 36807846 PMCID: PMC9939564 DOI: 10.1186/s41824-022-00159-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTNs) are treated with iodine-131 (I-131) therapy, which increases the risk of permanent hypothyroidism; however, the risk can be reduced by separately estimating the accumulated activity for the AFTN and extranodular thyroid tissue (ETT). METHODS A quantitative I-123 single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT (5 mCi) was performed in one patient with unilateral AFTN and T3 thyrotoxicosis. The I-123 concentrations measured at 24 h were 12.26 µCi/mL and 0.11 µCi/mL in the AFTN and contralateral ETT, respectively. Thus, the I-131 concentrations and radioactive iodine uptake expected at 24 h by 5 mCi of I-131 were 38.59 µCi/mL and 0.31 for the AFTN and 0.34 µCi/mL and 0.007 for the contralateral ETT. The weight was calculated as CT-measured volume multiplied by 1.03. RESULTS In the AFTN patient with thyrotoxicosis, we administered 30 mCi of I-131, which would maximize the 24-h I-131 concentration in the AFTN (226.86 µCi/g) and maintain a tolerable concentration in the ETT (1.97 µCi/g). The percentage of I-131 uptake at 48 h post I-131 administration was 62.6%. The patient achieved a euthyroid state at 14 weeks and maintained the state until 2 years post I-131 administration with an AFTN volume reduction of 61.38%. CONCLUSION The pre-therapeutic planning of quantitative I-123 SPECT/CT may enable a therapeutic window for I-131 therapy, which directs optimal I-131 activity to effectively treat AFTN while preserving the normal thyroid tissue.
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- Won Woo Lee
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- grid.412480.b0000 0004 0647 3378Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13620 Republic of Korea
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- grid.411120.70000 0004 0371 843XDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ko CL, Lin SS, Huang CW, Chang YH, Ko KY, Cheng MF, Wang SY, Chen CM, Wu YW. Polar map-free 3D deep learning algorithm to predict obstructive coronary artery disease with myocardial perfusion CZT-SPECT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2023; 50:376-386. [PMID: 36102963 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-022-05953-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Deep learning (DL) models have been shown to outperform total perfusion deficit (TPD) quantification in predicting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) from myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). However, previously published methods have depended on polar maps, required manual correction, and normal database. In this study, we propose a polar map-free 3D DL algorithm to predict obstructive disease. METHODS We included 1861 subjects who underwent MPI using cadmium-zinc-telluride camera and subsequent coronary angiography. The subjects were divided into parameterization and external validation groups. We implemented a fully automatic algorithm to segment myocardium, perform registration, and apply normalization. We further flattened the image based on spherical coordinate system transformation. The proposed model consisted of a component to predict patent arteries and a component to predict disease in each vessel. The model was cross-validated in the parameterization group, and then further tested using the external validation group. The performance was assessed by area under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) and compared with TPD. RESULTS Our algorithm preprocessed all images accurately as confirmed by visual inspection. In patient-based analysis, the AUC of the proposed model was significantly higher than that for stress-TPD (0.84 vs 0.76, p < 0.01). In vessel-based analysis, the proposed model also outperformed regional stress-TPD (AUC = 0.80 vs 0.72, p < 0.01). The addition of quantitative images did not improve the performance. CONCLUSIONS Our proposed polar map-free 3D DL algorithm to predict obstructive CAD from MPI outperformed TPD and did not require manual correction or a normal database.
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- Chi-Lun Ko
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medical Center, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No. 21, Sec. 2, Nanya S. Rd., Banciao Dist., New Taipei City, 220, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Bonnefoy PB, Janvier L, Arede C, Drouet C, Harami D, Marque S, Ahond-Vionnet R. Reduced acquisition time for thallium myocardial perfusion imaging with large field cadmium-zinc-telluride SPECT/CT cameras: An equivalence study. J Nucl Cardiol 2022; 29:1933-1941. [PMID: 33890184 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-021-02611-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) SPECT/CT cameras with large field of view offer a higher sensitivity than conventional Anger cameras. This prospective study aimed to determine the equivalence between a conventional protocol and a reduced acquisition time protocol for 201-Thallium myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using a whole-body CZT SPECT camera. METHODS AND RESULTS Stress MPI was obtained for 103 consecutive patients on a DISCOVERY-CZT camera. Images were anonymized and post-processed to simulate a 25% (D75 dataset) and 50% (D50 dataset) decrease in total recorded counts. Concerning the number of segments displaying a tracer uptake < 70% of maximum intensity per patient, equivalence was demonstrated for both count-reduced datasets with a good inter-observer agreement (between 0.90 and 0.88). When comparing the full-vs-D75 datasets and full-vs-D50 datasets, mean difference was 0.06 segment (CI95: [- 0.15;0.27], P < 0.001) and 0.518 segment (CI95: [0.28;0.76], P < 0.001) respectively. Inter-observer agreement was also moderate to good concerning the number of pathological segments (between 0.6 and 0.7) and excellent for functional parameters. CONCLUSION Whole-body CZT SPECT/CT cameras allow to reduce 201-Thallium MPI injected activity or acquisition time by 50% with an equivalence in the number of segments displaying a tracer uptake < 70% of maximum intensity and with a good inter-observer agreement.
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- P B Bonnefoy
- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Pierre Bérégovoy, Nevers, France.
- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, CHU Saint-Etienne - Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne, France.
- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, CHU de Saint-Etienne, 42055, Saint-Étienne, France.
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- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Pierre Bérégovoy, Nevers, France
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- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Pierre Bérégovoy, Nevers, France
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- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Pierre Bérégovoy, Nevers, France
- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Centre Georges-François Leclerc, Dijon, France
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- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Pierre Bérégovoy, Nevers, France
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- Société CAPIONIS, Bordeaux, France
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- Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Pierre Bérégovoy, Nevers, France
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Sugai S, Matsumoto N, Makita A, Kuronuma K, Suzuki Y, Yoda S, Okumura Y, Amano Y. Clinical Utility of a Slow 201Tl Washout Rate in the Detection of Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease Using a Simultaneous Acquisition Rest 99 mTc/Stress 201Tl Protocol and a Semiconducting Gamma Camera. Circ J 2022; 86:1409-1415. [PMID: 35444110 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-21-0739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The diagnostic accuracy of stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to detect coronary artery disease (CAD) is reduced by the balanced reduction of myocardial perfusion in patients with multi-vessel or left main trunk CAD (multi-vessel group). This study investigated the diagnostic performance of a simultaneous acquisition rest 99 mTc/stress 201Tl dual-isotope protocol for myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) in a multi-vessel group by examining the assessment of a slow 201Tl washout rate (WR) finding in comparison to the accuracy of perfusion assessments.Methods and Results: This study enrolled 91 patients who had undergone angiography within 3 months after MPS. The diagnostic performances of perfusion assessments and a slow 201Tl WR parameter were compared using the area under the curve (AUC) in a multi-vessel group of patients with mild ischemia (2≤summed difference score [SDS]≤7). The AUC of a slow WR parameter was significantly larger compared with that for perfusion assessments, in patients with mild ischemia, (AUC, 0.736 vs. 0.504-0.558, P value: <0.01-0.05). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with mild ischemia, a slow 201Tl WR parameter improved the detection of CAD in a multi-vessel group.
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- Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University Hospital
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Nudi F, Biondi-Zoccai G, Nudi A, Neri G, Procaccini E, Schilllaci O. Comparative analysis between myocardial perfusion reserve and maximal ischemia score at single photon emission computed tomography with new-generation cadmium-zinc-telluride cameras. J Nucl Cardiol 2021; 28:1072-1084. [PMID: 31152316 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01764-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whether estimates of myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) stemming from new-generation cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) cameras are accurate remains unclear. METHODS We queried our institutional database for patients undergoing MPR with CZT cameras. The primary goal was appraising the incremental diagnostic yield of MPR on top or at odds of maximal ischemia score (MIS). RESULTS A total of 66 subjects were included. When distinguishing patients according to normal vs abnormal MPR (cut-off 2.1 mL/min/g) and normal vs abnormal MIS, 4 groups could be identified: 12 (18.1%) individuals with normal MPR and MIS, 12 (18.1%) with normal MPR and abnormal MIS, 16 (24.2%) with abnormal MPR and normal MIS, and 26 (39.4%) with abnormal MPR and MIS. MIS was significantly associated with several baseline features, whereas MPR did not. There was no significant association between MPR and MIS, nor with regional perfusion. Clinical outcomes were uncommon and not significantly associated with MPR or MIS, whereas angiographically significant coronary artery disease (CAD) was associated solely with MIS (P < 0.05), and not with MPR. CONCLUSIONS There is limited agreement between CZT-derived MPR and baseline risk, perfusion and angiography results. Whether such discrepancies may still prove incrementally beneficial for the diagnosis or prognosis of CAD remains unclear.
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- Francesco Nudi
- Service of Hybrid Cardio Imaging, Madonna della Fiducia Clinic, Via Giuseppe Mantellini 3, 00179, Rome, Italy.
- Replycare, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy
- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Service of Hybrid Cardio Imaging, Madonna della Fiducia Clinic, Via Giuseppe Mantellini 3, 00179, Rome, Italy
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- Service of Hybrid Cardio Imaging, Madonna della Fiducia Clinic, Via Giuseppe Mantellini 3, 00179, Rome, Italy
- Ostia Radiologica, Rome, Italy
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- Service of Hybrid Cardio Imaging, Madonna della Fiducia Clinic, Via Giuseppe Mantellini 3, 00179, Rome, Italy
- Ostia Radiologica, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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Kennedy JA, Reizberg I, Lugassi R, Himmelman S, Keidar Z. Absolute radiotracer concentration measurement using whole-body solid-state SPECT/CT technology: in vivo/in vitro validation. Med Biol Eng Comput 2019; 57:1581-1590. [PMID: 31025249 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-019-01979-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The accuracy of recently approved quantitative clinical software was determined by comparing in vivo/in vitro measurements for a solid-state cadmium-zinc-telluride SPECT/CT (single photon emission computed tomography/x-ray computed tomography) camera. Bone SPECT/CT, including the pelvic region in the field of view, was performed on 16 patients using technetium-99m methylene diphosphonic acid as a radiotracer. After imaging, urine samples from each patient provided for the measurement of in vitro radiopharmaceutical concentrations. From the SPECT/CT images, three users measured in vivo radiotracer concentration and standardized uptake value (SUV) for the bladder using quantitative software (Q.Metrix, GE Healthcare). Linear regression was used to validate any in vivo/in vitro identity relations (ideally slope = 1, intercept = 0), within a 95% confidence interval (CI). Thirteen in vivo/in vitro pairs were available for further analysis, after rejecting two as clinically irrelevant (SUVs > 100 g/mL) and one as an outlier (via Cook's distance calculations). All linear regressions (R2 ≥ 0.85, P < 0.0001) provided identity in vivo/in vitro relations (95% CI), with SUV averages from all users giving a slope of 0.99 ± 0.25 and intercept of 0.14 ± 5.15 g/mL. The average in vivo/in vitro residual difference was < 20%. Solid-state SPECT/CT imaging can reliably provide in vivo urinary bladder radiotracer concentrations within approximately 20% accuracy. This practical, non-invasive, in vivo quantitation method can potentially improve diagnosis and assessment of response to treatment. Graphical abstract.
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- John A Kennedy
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, P.O.B. 9602, 3109601, Haifa, Israel. .,The Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, P.O.B. 9602, 3109601, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, P.O.B. 9602, 3109601, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, P.O.B. 9602, 3109601, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, P.O.B. 9602, 3109601, Haifa, Israel.,The Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Ishihara M, Taniguchi Y, Onoguchi M, Shibutani T. Optimal thallium-201 dose in cadmium-zinc-telluride SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2018; 25:947-954. [PMID: 28008559 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-016-0749-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to determine the optimal thallium 201 chloride (thallium-201) dose using a novel ultrafast cardiac gamma camera with cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) solid-state semiconductor detectors (D-SPECT). METHODS AND RESULTS The optimal thallium-201 dose for obtaining left ventricular (LV) myocardial counts was determined from a phantom study. Consecutive 292 patients underwent stress myocardial perfusion imaging with a thallium-201 injection. Stress test comprised exercise or pharmacological (adenosine) provocation. We calculated an optimal thallium-201 dose that resulted in better LV myocardial counts during 6 minutes of acquisition time. We corrected the respective values according to the patient's age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and type of stress test. The lowest thallium-201 dose for obtaining acceptable imaging was 1.2 million counts. Radiopharmaceutical doses showed a positive correlation with the patient's age (P < .001), sex (P = .012), BMI (P < .001), and type of stress test (P < .001). Multivariate analysis revealed that the patient's BMI and the type of stress test were statistically significant factors for determining the correct radiopharmaceutical dose (P < .001 for both). CONCLUSIONS For clinical use of the CZT SPECT system, the optimal individual thallium-201 doses can be determined based on the patient's BMI and type of stress test.
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- Masaru Ishihara
- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji, Himeji, Japan
- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji, Himeji, Japan
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- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan.
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- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan
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Jameria ZA, Abdallah M, Fernandez-Ulloa M, O'Donnell R, Dwivedi AK, Washburn E, Khan N, Khaleghi M, Kalakota N, Gerson MC. Analysis of stress-only imaging, comparing upright and supine CZT camera acquisition to conventional gamma camera images with and without attenuation correction, with coronary angiography as a reference. J Nucl Cardiol 2018; 25:540-549. [PMID: 28108979 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0781-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Diagnostic performance of stress-only imaging using a Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride (CZT) camera has not been directly compared in the same patients to stress-only attenuation-corrected conventional Anger camera images. METHODS 112 subjects with correlative coronary angiographic data and 40 subjects with <5% pre-test likelihood of coronary disease completed attenuation-corrected stress-only images on a conventional Anger camera and uncorrected upright and supine stress images on a CZT camera. Two readers provided independent, blinded interpretations of stress-only images. RESULTS Upright and supine stress-only CZT images and attenuation-corrected Anger camera images provided similar positive (reader 1/reader 2, 50.0%/44.1% vs 46.4%/51.9%) and negative (66.7%/64.0% vs 67.9%/67.7%) predictive values (all P = NS) for obstructive coronary artery disease; however, the sensitivity was higher (81.3% vs 58.3%, P = .05), specificity lower (29.7% vs 50.0%, P = .005), and normalcy rate lower (87.5% vs 100%, P = .025) with attenuation-corrected Anger camera images for the first reader with no significant differences between cameras for the second reader. CONCLUSIONS Stress-only upright and supine CZT imaging was non-inferior statistically to attenuation-corrected stress-only Anger camera imaging. Nevertheless, stress-only CZT imaging may be associated with reduced diagnostic sensitivity for some readers compared to attenuation-corrected Anger camera images, which may be less acceptable clinically compared to stress plus rest images.
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- Zenith A Jameria
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Jameria ZA, Abdallah M, Dwivedi A, Washburn E, Khan N, Khaleghi M, Kalakota N, Gerson MC. Computer derived transient ischemic dilation ratio for identifying extensive coronary artery disease using a CZT camera and imaging in the upright position. J Nucl Cardiol 2017; 24:1702-1708. [PMID: 27311453 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-016-0515-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transient ischemic dilation (TID) of the left ventricle (LV) has not been validated as a marker of extensive coronary artery disease (CAD) for studies using a cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) camera with upright imaging. METHODS TID ratios were obtained from upright stress and rest images on a CZT camera. Separate cut-off values were determined for exercise and for regadenoson stress. The cutoffs were then applied to 28 patients with extensive CAD and 101 patients without extensive CAD. RESULTS With treadmill exercise, an upright TID ratio ≥1.16 provided a positive predictive value of 50% and a negative predictive value of 85.4% for the identification of extensive CAD. In the regadenoson group, an upright TID ratio of 1.29 provided a positive predictive value of 20% and a negative predictive value of 75.9%. Although not an independent predictor of extensive CAD in all subjects, in subjects with a normal upright LVEF, it provided a predictive value by receiver operating characteristics comparable to the SSS. CONCLUSIONS Increased upright TID measurements on a CZT camera are associated with extensive CAD. The upright TID measurements can serve in an adjunctive role to SSS, and may be most effective in patients with a normal upright exercise LVEF.
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- Zenith A Jameria
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0542, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0542, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0542, USA
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0542, USA.
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