2024
The Updated Registry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Next-Generation SPECT (REFINE SPECT 2.0).
Miller R, Lemley M, Shanbhag A, Ramirez G, Liang J, Builoff V, Kavanagh P, Sharir T, Hauser M, Ruddy T, Fish M, Bateman T, Acampa W, Einstein A, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Feher A, Miller E, Sinusas A, Halcox J, Martins M, Kaufmann P, Dey D, Berman D, Slomka P. The Updated Registry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Next-Generation SPECT (REFINE SPECT 2.0). Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2024, 65: 1795-1801. PMID: 39362762, PMCID: PMC11533915, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.124.268292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery calciumCT attenuation correction imagesStress total perfusion deficitMyocardial perfusion imagingTotal perfusion deficitAttenuation correction imagesPerfusion imagingREFINE SPECTImprove prediction of adverse outcomesPerfusion deficitsSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingIncreased risk of MACEPredictive of adverse outcomesMedian follow-upInvasive coronary angiographyRisk of MACEAdverse cardiovascular eventsCAC scoreExperience MACECoronary angiographyArtery calciumInternational registryCardiovascular eventsFollow-upClinical data
2022
Integration of coronary artery calcium scoring from CT attenuation scans by machine learning improves prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Miller R, Lemley M, Shanbhag A, Huang C, Miras L, Liu YH, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Slomka PJ. Integration of coronary artery calcium scoring from CT attenuation scans by machine learning improves prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 590-603. PMID: 36195826, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03099-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsMyocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingCAC scoringCardiovascular eventsPrediction of MACECoronary artery calcification (CAC) scoringMACE-free survivalClinical risk factorsCoronary artery calciumCT myocardial perfusion imagingReceiver operator characteristic curveSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CTOperator characteristic curveCT myocardial perfusionArtery calciumCAC scoreAnalysis patientsMACE predictionSingle centerHigher event ratesRisk factorsRisk score