Abstract
Background
We compared a dedicated cardiac camera with a traditional system for left ventricular (LV) functional measurements using gated blood-pool imaging.
Methods
24-frame gated planar images were obtained from 48 patients in an LAO orientation for 6M counts/view on a standard gamma camera. Immediately thereafter, 24-frame ECG-gated data were obtained for 8 minutes on a dedicated cardiac SPECT camera. The gated SPECT image volumes were iteratively reconstructed and then transferred offline. In-house software was used to reproject the images into a 24-frame gated planar format. Both the original and the reprojected gated planar datasets were analyzed using semiautomated software to determine ejection fraction (EF), ventricular volume (end diastolic volume, EDV), peak ejection rate (PER), and peak filling rate (PFR).
Results
The difference in EF values averaged 0.4% ± 4.4%. The correlation in EF was r ≥ 0.94 (P < .01) with a linear regression slope of 0.98. Correlation of the EDV was r ≥ 0.86 (P < .01), but the volumes from the dedicated cardiac camera were smaller (linear regression slope was 0.6). Correlation of PFR and PER were r = 0.91 and r ≥ 0.83, respectively (P < .01 for both).
Conclusions
Reprojection of 24-frame gated blood-pool SPECT images is an effective means of obtaining LV functional measurements with a dedicated cardiac SPECT camera using standard 2D-planar analysis tools.
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The authors would like to thank Patti Irvine, Lyanne Fuller, and the staff in Cardiac Imaging at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute for their assistance. This research was supported in part by the Grant #NA6939 from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
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Wells, R.G., Marvin, B., Kovalski, G. et al. Planar radionuclide angiography with a dedicated cardiac SPECT camera. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 20, 358–366 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-013-9674-6
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