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ArticleAnnals of nuclear medicine2014

Quantitative assessment of rest and acetazolamide CBF using quantitative SPECT reconstruction and sequential administration of (123)I-iodoamphetamine: comparison among data acquired at three institutions.

Miho Yamauchi, Etsuko Imabayashi, Hiroshi Matsuda, Jyoji Nakagawara, Masaaki Takahashi, Eku Shimosegawa, Jun Hatazawa, Michiyasu Suzuki, Hideyuki Iwanaga, Kenji Fukuda and 2 more

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Article in Annals of nuclear medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Miho YamauchiDepartment of Investigative Radiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan.
Etsuko Imabayashi
Hiroshi Matsuda
Jyoji Nakagawara
Masaaki Takahashi
Eku Shimosegawa
Jun Hatazawa
Michiyasu Suzuki
Hideyuki Iwanaga
Kenji Fukuda
Koji Iihara
Hidehiro Iida

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Abstract

purposeA recently developed technique which reconstructs quantitative images from original projection data acquired using existing single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) devices enabled quantitative assessment of cerebral blood flow (CBF) at rest and after acetazolamide challenge. This study was intended to generate a normal database and to investigate its inter-institutional consistency.

methodsThe three institutions carried out a series of SPECT scanning on 32 healthy volunteers, following a recently proposed method that involved dual administration of (123)I-iodoamphetamine during a single SPECT scan. Intra-institute and inter-institutional variations of regional CBF values were evaluated both at rest and after acetazolamide challenge. Functional images were pooled for both rest and acetazolamide CBF, and inter-institutional difference was evaluated among these images using two independent software programs.

resultsQuantitative assessment of CBF images at rest and after acetazolamide was successfully achieved with the given protocol in all institutions. Intra-institutional variation of CBF values at rest and after acetazolamide was consistent with previously reported values. Quantitative CBF values showed no significant difference among institutions in all regions, except for a posterior cerebral artery region after acetazolamide challenge in one institution which employed SPECT device with lowest spatial resolution. Pooled CBF images at rest and after acetazolamide generated using two software programs showed no institutional differences after equalization of the spatial resolution.

conclusionsSPECT can provide reproducible images from projection data acquired using different SPECT devices. A common database acquired at different institutions may be shared among institutions, if images are reconstructed using a quantitative reconstruction program, and acquired by following a standardized protocol.

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AcetazolamideAgedAmphetaminesBrainBrain MappingCardiovascular AgentsCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesMaleMiddle AgedRadiopharmaceuticalsRestSoftwareAcetazolamideAmphetaminesCardiovascular AgentsIodine RadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticals

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PMCPMC4244544

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