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ArticleJournal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology2014

Assessment of an intermediate reprojection technique transitioning from planar to SPECT radionuclide ventriculography.

Jim O'Doherty, Bruno Rojas Fisher, Jonathan Mark Price, Kshama Wechalekar

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Article in Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Review
  2. Comparison of biventricular ejection fractions using cadmium-zinc-telluride SPECT and planar equilibrium radionuclide angiography.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2016
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  3. Utility of reprojected tomograms.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2014
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jim O'DohertyPET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, King's Health Partners, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom, jim.odoherty@kcl.ac.uk.
Bruno Rojas Fisher
Jonathan Mark Price
Kshama Wechalekar
Royal Brompton Hospital · GBSt Thomas' Hospital · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust WT088641/Z/09/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe technique of SPECT-RNV (radionuclide ventriculography) offers a greater amount of clinically usable data than its planar counterpart (P-RNV). In transitioning from planar to SPECT-only acquisition methodologies, reprojection of the SPECT data can provide a planar dataset which can be used as an interim technique. The aim of this study was to test if reprojected planar images could be used as a surrogate for true planar images in SPECT-only setting.

methodsWe performed SPECT-RNV and P-RNV on 47 patients on traditional sodium iodide (NaI) cameras, determining left ventricular ejection fractions (LVEF) for planar (EFP) and SPECT (EFS) techniques. We reprojected the SPECT-RNV data along the best septal separation angle determined from planar scanning. This creates a further planar dataset denoted 'reprojected P-RNV' (rP-RNV) giving a reprojected ejection fraction (EFR) which can be used as a validation variable in transitioning to SPECT-only acquisition.

resultsPerforming t tests showed no statistical difference between EFP and EFR (P > .017) but bias was observed in EFS results compared to EFP and EFS compared to EFR results. An unblinded, comparison of parametric data between the three datasets for a subset of ten patients showed good clinical concordance. False negative and false positive rates were low for rP-RNV compared to P-RNV.

conclusionsThe reprojected planar LVEF correlates well to P-RNV EF values. The rP-RNV dataset can aid clinicians in transitioning from planar RNV to SPECT-only acquisition.

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AlgorithmsStroke VolumeAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedRadionuclide VentriculographyReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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PMID25080871
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