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To evaluate the feasibility of 201Tl single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for quantitative detection of myocardial infarction and ischemia, scintigraphic studies were related to angiographic findings. In study A infarct sizes with SPECT were compared with the angiographic infarct sizes of 30 patients. A linear correlation was found for the % infarct of the left ventricular circumference between both methods (r=0.73; P< 0.001; mean infarct size 20.7%±10.5% (angio) vs 19.8%±12.9% (SPECT), mean±SD). Furthermore, a significant inverse correlation between scintigraphic infarct size and left ventricular ejection fraction (r=-0.87, P< 0.001) was obtained. In study B exercise/rest 201Tl SPECT was used for quantification of myocardial ischemia. Forty-three patients underwent both stress 201Tl SPECT and biplane exercise left ventriculography. Ischemia was expressed as % defect size of the left ventricular circumference. Sensitivity and specificity for detection of ischemia were 96% and 100% respectively with stress SPECT. Extent of myocardial ischemia correlated significantly with both methods (r=0.63; SPECT defect=1.0 angiographic ischemia +2%; P< 0.001). The regression followed the line of identity and the mean sizes of ischemia were identical (SPECT 12.2±7.6% vs 14.6±12.4% ventriculography, mean±SD) demonstrating the agreement of both methods. However, there was some intraindividual variance between the scintigraphic and the angiographic study. The sensitivity and specificity in single regions with SPECT were lower compared to the global test results. The correlation between the non invasive SPECT and the ventriculography in detection of myocardial infarction and ischemia indicates the clinical value of 201Tl SPECT for diagnosis of coronary heart disease.
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Hoffmeister, H.M., Hanke, H., Unterberg, R. et al. Quantification of myocardial ischemia and infarction with single photon emission computed tomography. Eur J Nucl Med 15, 26–31 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253595
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