2021
Impact of age, sex, and cardiac size on the diagnostic performance of myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography: insights from the REFINE SPECT registry
Randazzo M, Elias P, Poterucha T, Sharir T, Fish M, Ruddy T, Kaufmann P, Sinusas A, Miller E, Bateman T, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Berman D, Slomka P, Einstein A. Impact of age, sex, and cardiac size on the diagnostic performance of myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography: insights from the REFINE SPECT registry. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0254. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseElderly patientsImpact of ageSingle photon emissionDiagnostic performanceYounger patientsFemale patientsCardiac sizeSPECT-MPILower EDVCardiac volumesObstructive coronary artery diseasePrediction of CADTomography myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion single-photon emissionDiagnostic accuracyPerfusion single-photon emissionCardiac event rateStress total perfusion deficitReceiver-operating characteristic curveInvasive coronary angiographyEnd-diastolic volumeCardiac chamber sizeAlternative diagnostic modalityTotal perfusion deficit
2018
New Method for Quantification of the Left Ventricular Function from Low-dose Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography: Comparisons with Conventional Methods in Patients
Liu Y, Tsatkin V, Fazzone-Chettiar R, Miller E, Sinusas A. New Method for Quantification of the Left Ventricular Function from Low-dose Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography: Comparisons with Conventional Methods in Patients. 2018, 00: 1-3. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2018.8824749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-diastolic volumeEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyLeft ventricular functionGated blood pool SPECTPeak filling rateBlood pool SPECTEjection fractionVentricular functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyLV end-diastolic volumeHigh-dose injectionLow-dose injectionsAnterior oblique viewSingle photon emissionRed blood cellsDose reductionReduced radiation dosePatientsShort-axis slicesBlood cellsRadiation exposureGold standardImaging modalitiesRadiation doseOblique view
2000
Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction with quantitative gated SPECT: Accuracy and correlation with first-pass radionuclide angiography
Vallejo E, Dione D, Sinusas A, Wackers F. Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction with quantitative gated SPECT: Accuracy and correlation with first-pass radionuclide angiography. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 461-470. PMID: 11083195, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2000.107820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fractionEjection fractionPatient studiesLeft ventricular ejection fractionExtracardiac activityFirst-pass radionuclide angiographyLarger end-diastolic volumeStress-induced ischemiaEnd-diastolic volumeQuantitative gated SPECTSingle photon emissionAbnormal LVEFNormal LVEFRadionuclide angiographyDiastolic volumeLVEFPerfusion defectsLVEF valuesSame patientHeart sizeLeft ventricleGated SPECTSPECT studiesQGSMean rest