2024
AI-Defined Cardiac Anatomy Improves Risk Stratification of Hybrid Perfusion Imaging
Miller R, Shanbhag A, Killekar A, Lemley M, Bednarski B, Kavanagh P, Feher A, Miller E, Bateman T, Builoff V, Liang J, Newby D, Dey D, Berman D, Slomka P. AI-Defined Cardiac Anatomy Improves Risk Stratification of Hybrid Perfusion Imaging. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: 780-791. PMID: 38456877, PMCID: PMC11222053, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputed tomography attenuation correctionMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery calciumLV massMyocardial perfusion imagingPerfusion imagingSingle-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomographyIncreased risk of MACEAssociated with major adverse cardiovascular eventsRisk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular EventsCardiac chamber volumesMedian follow-upCT-based volumesRight ventricular volumesImprove cardiovascular risk assessmentAdverse cardiovascular eventsQuartile of LV massContinuous net reclassification indexCoronary artery diseaseNet reclassification indexCardiovascular risk assessmentTomography/computed tomographyConsecutive patientsImprove risk predictionPrognostic utility
2023
Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Gerber J, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 185-193. PMID: 37845406, PMCID: PMC466934, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingCT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingArtery calcificationPrognostic valuePrior coronary stentingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSimilar prognostic valueSPECT myocardial perfusionREFINE SPECT registrySPECT/CTCardiovascular eventsCAC scoringCalcium scoreCoronary calcificationCoronary stentingPrognostic utilitySingle centerCoronary arteryLow doseMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingSurvival analysis