Repeatability and reproducibility of phase analysis of gated single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging used to quantify cardiac dyssynchrony
Trimble MA, Velazquez EJ, Adams GL, Honeycutt EF, Pagnanelli RA, Barnhart HX, Chen J, Iskandrian AE, Garcia EV, Borges-Neto S. Repeatability and reproducibility of phase analysis of gated single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging used to quantify cardiac dyssynchrony. Nuclear Medicine Communications 2008, 29: 374-381. PMID: 18317303, PMCID: PMC3048057, DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0b013e3282f81380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle photon emissionLeft ventricular dysfunctionTomography perfusion imagingPhase standard deviationNormal controlsPerfusion imagingVentricular dysfunctionTomography myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingIntraclass correlation coefficientCardiac dyssynchronyDyssynchronyPatientsInterobserver comparisonsIntraobserver comparisonsDysfunctionPhase indexMean absolute differenceImaging