2024
Design and development of the DE-SPECT system: a clinical SPECT system for broadband multi-isotope imaging of peripheral vascular disease
Zannoni E, Sankar P, Jin Y, Liu C, Sinusas A, Metzler S, Meng L. Design and development of the DE-SPECT system: a clinical SPECT system for broadband multi-isotope imaging of peripheral vascular disease. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2024, 69: 125016. PMID: 38815617, PMCID: PMC11167601, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad5266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCadmium zinc tellurideSPECT systemField of viewExcellent spectroscopic performanceExcellent energy resolutionBroad energy rangeIntrinsic spatial resolutionSpatial resolutionClinical SPECT systemEnergy resolutionPeripheral vascular diseaseEnergy rangeMm FWHMSpectroscopic performanceZinc tellurideWide-FOVCollimatorPreliminary experimental dataPartial ringDetection systemImaging capabilitiesImaging performanceExtremity imagingVascular diseaseScout images
2016
High-Sensitivity and High-Resolution SPECT/CT Systems Provide Substantial Dose Reduction Without Compromising Quantitative Precision for Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Function
Palyo RJ, Sinusas A, Liu YH. High-Sensitivity and High-Resolution SPECT/CT Systems Provide Substantial Dose Reduction Without Compromising Quantitative Precision for Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Function. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 893-899. PMID: 26848173, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.164632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion SPECTEjection fractionDose reductionMyocardial perfusionAnterior descendingRight coronary artery territoryTetrofosmin myocardial perfusion SPECTNormal MPS resultsNuclear Cardiology guidelinesCoronary artery territoryLarge perfusion defectsLV ejection fractionLeft anterior descendingData of patientsNormal myocardial perfusionEnd-systolic volumeRelative dose reductionDefect sizeMPS resultsShort imaging protocolsTetrofosmin scanArtery territoryCardiology guidelinesSubstantial dose reductionLV function