Evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction from radial long-axis tomography: A new reconstruction algorithm for ECG-gated technetium-99m sestamibi SPECT |
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| Authors: | Eiichiro Tsujimura Hideo Kusuoka Toshiisa Uehara Kazuki Fukuchi Shinji Hasegawa Shinichi Matsuda Katsuji Hashimoto Yasushi Ito Masatsugu Hori Tsunehiko Nishimura |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Tracer Kinetics, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School, Yamada-oka, 2-2 Suita, 565, Osaka, Japan
2. First Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan
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| Abstract: | Methods ECG-gated Tc-99m MIBI SPECT was performed with a temporal resolution of 10 frames per R-R interval. LVEF was calculated on the basis of left ventricular volume estimates at end diastole (ED) and end systole (ES) with using an ellipsoid body model. To validate this method, LVEF’s derived from ECG-gated Tc-99m MIBI SPECT were compared with those from LVG in 11 patients with coronary artery disease. Results There was a close linear correlation between LVEF values calculated from Tc-99m MIBI SPECT and those from LVG (r = 0.89, p < 0.001), although the gated SPECT underestimated LVEF compared to LVG. The technique showed excellent reproducibility (intra-observer variability, r = 0.96, p < 0.001; inter-observer variability, r = 0.71, p < 0.005). Conclusion The radial long-axis tomography technique gives a good estimate of LVEF, in agreement with estimates based on LVG. ECG-gated Tc-99m MIBI SPECT can, therefore, be applicable to assess myocardial perfusion and ventricular function at the same time. |
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