2020
Advances in PET-Based Cardiac Amyloid Radiotracers
Gallegos C, Miller EJ. Advances in PET-Based Cardiac Amyloid Radiotracers. Current Cardiology Reports 2020, 22: 40. PMID: 32430600, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01284-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyCardiac amyloidosisAmyloid depositionAmyloid radiotracersCardiac amyloid depositionCare of patientsTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosisCardiac imaging techniquesCongo red stainingPurpose of ReviewWeNovel positron emission tomographyEndomyocardial biopsyImaging featuresAmyloid depositsUnmet needInvasive methodEmission tomographyAmyloidosisGold standardAdditive valueRed stainingBiopsyFurther dataDiagnosisRecent studies
2019
New approach for quantification of left ventricular function from low-dose gated bloodpool SPECT: Validation and comparison with conventional methods in patients
Liu YH, Fazzone-Chettiar R, Sandoval V, Tsatkin V, Miller EJ, Sinusas AJ. New approach for quantification of left ventricular function from low-dose gated bloodpool SPECT: Validation and comparison with conventional methods in patients. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2019, 28: 939-950. PMID: 31338796, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01823-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV functionEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyInter-observer reproducibilityRed blood cellsVentricular functionLeft ventricular functionExcellent inter-observer reproducibilityHigh-dose injectionLow-dose injectionsUnderwent standardRadionuclide angiocardiographyRadioactive doseShort-axis slicesRegional functionBlood cellsRadiation exposureGold standardImaging modalitiesAxis slicesPatientsDedicated cardiac SPECT cameraDoseSPECTInjectionDifferent quantification methods
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