Evaluation of inter-departmental variability of ejection fraction and cardiac volumes in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy using simulated data.

Summary, in English

Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is a clinically useful noninvasive imaging modality for diagnosing patients with suspected coronary artery disease. By utilizing gated MPS, the end diastolic volume (EDV) and end systolic volume (ESV) can be measured and the ejection fraction (EF) calculated, which gives incremental prognostic value compared with assessment of perfusion only. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inter-departmental variability of EF, ESV, and EDV during gated MPS in Sweden.

• Författare: Elin Trägårdh; Michael Ljungberg; Lars Edenbrandt; Eva Örndahl; Lena Johansson; Agneta Gustafsson; Cathrine Jonsson; Jessica Hagerman; Katrine Riklund; David Minarik
• Avdelning/ar: Klinisk fysiologi och nuklearmedicin, Malmö; Medicinsk strålningsfysik, Lund; Nuklearmedicin, Malmö; Medicinsk strålningsfysik, Malmö
• Publiceringsår: 2015
• Språk: Engelska
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: EJNMMI Physics
• Volym: 2
• Issue: 2
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• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26501804?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40658-014-0105-9
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Springer
• Ämne: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
• Nyckelord: SPECT; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Monte Carlo simulations; External quality assessment
• Aktiv: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Clinical Physiology, Malmö; Nuclear medicine, Malmö; Medical Radiation Physics, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 2197-7364