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ArticleEJNMMI research2022

Multiple-pinhole collimators improve intra- and between-rater agreement and the certainty of the visual interpretation in dopamine transporter SPECT.

Franziska Mathies, Ivayla Apostolova, Lena Dierck, Janin Jacobi, Katja Kuen, Markus Sauer, Michael Schenk, Susanne Klutmann, Attila Forgács, Ralph Buchert

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Franziska MathiesDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Ivayla ApostolovaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Lena DierckDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Janin JacobiDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Katja KuenDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Markus SauerDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Michael SchenkDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Susanne KlutmannDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Attila ForgácsScanomed Nuclear Medicine Centers, Debrecen, Hungary.
Ralph BuchertDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. r.buchert@uke.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0945-0724

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backgroundMultiple-pinhole (MPH) collimators improve the resolution-sensitivity trade-off compared to parallel-hole collimators. This study evaluated the impact of MPH collimators on intra- and between-rater agreement, and on the certainty of visual interpretation in dopamine transporter (DAT)-SPECT.

methodsThe study included 71 patients (62.1 ± 12.7 y). Two SPECT acquisitions were performed in randomized order after a single injection of 182 ± 9 MBq

resultsIntra-rater kappa of visual scoring of MPH/LEHRHS-OSEM/LEHRHS-FBP images was 0.84 ± 0.12/0.73 ± 0.06/0.73 ± 0.08 (6-score, mean of three raters) and 1.00 ± 0.00/0.96 ± 0.04/0.97 ± 0.03 (dichotomized score). Between-rater kappa of visual scoring (intra-rater consensus) of MPH/LEHRHS-OSEM/LEHRHS-FBP images was 0.70 ± 0.06/0.63 ± 0.08/0.48 ± 0.05 (6-score, mean of three pairs of raters) and 1.00 ± 0.00/0.92 ± 0.04/0.90 ± 0.06 (dichotomized score). There was a decrease of (negative) Likert scores in normal DAT-SPECT by 0.87 ± 0.18 points from the LEHRHS-OSEM to the MPH setting. The (positive) Likert scores of reduced DAT-SPECT did not change on average.

conclusionsMPH collimators improve intra- and between-rater agreement as well as the certainty of the visual interpretation of DAT-SPECT.

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Between-rater agreementCollimatorConfidenceDopamine transporterPinholeSPECT

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