2021
Diagnostic accuracy of stress-only myocardial perfusion SPECT improved by deep learning
Liu H, Wu J, Miller EJ, Liu C, Yaqiang, Liu, Liu YH. Diagnostic accuracy of stress-only myocardial perfusion SPECT improved by deep learning. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2021, 48: 2793-2800. PMID: 33511425, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-021-05202-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion abnormalitiesPerfusion abnormalitiesDiagnostic accuracyConvolutional neural networkTomography myocardial perfusion imagingYale-New Haven HospitalMyocardial perfusion defect sizeSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingAbnormal myocardial perfusionReceiver-operating characteristic curvePerfusion defect sizeNew Haven HospitalAUC valuesSingle photon emissionMyocardial perfusion SPECTDeep learningHigh diagnostic accuracyArtery diseaseDL methodsFinal diagnosisPatient genderMyocardial perfusionPerfusion SPECT
2019
5-Year Prognostic Value of Quantitative Versus Visual MPI in Subtle Perfusion Defects Results From REFINE SPECT
Otaki Y, Betancur J, Sharir T, Hu LH, Gransar H, Liang JX, Azadani PN, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Tamarappoo BK, Germano G, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. 5-Year Prognostic Value of Quantitative Versus Visual MPI in Subtle Perfusion Defects Results From REFINE SPECT. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 13: 774-785. PMID: 31202740, PMCID: PMC6899217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsTotal perfusion deficitStress total perfusion deficitMACE rateHazard ratioRate of MACECox proportional hazards analysisTomography myocardial perfusion imagingAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse cardiac eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionProportional hazards analysisMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emissionCardiac eventsLate revascularizationUnstable anginaRisk stratificationPrognostic valueKaplan-MeierPerfusion abnormalitiesPerfusion deficitsMyocardial infarctionPrognostic studiesMyocardial perfusion