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
2023
Vessel Distribution Of Coronary Artery Calcium From Gated CT And Low-dose Ungated CT Imaging Does Not Improve The Prediction Of MACE In Patients Referred For SPECT
Zhou J, Shanbhag A, Bednarski B, Huang C, Miller R, Han D, Pieszko K, Lemley M, Bateman T, Miller E, Dey D, Berman D, Slomka P. Vessel Distribution Of Coronary Artery Calcium From Gated CT And Low-dose Ungated CT Imaging Does Not Improve The Prediction Of MACE In Patients Referred For SPECT. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2023, 17: s47-s48. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2023.05.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection to: 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 Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Correction to: 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 2023, 30: 860-863. PMID: 36598750, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03196-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 scoreThe Prognostic Value of CAC Zero Among Individuals Presenting With Chest Pain A Meta-Analysis
Agha AM, Pacor J, Grandhi GR, Mszar R, Khan SU, Parikh R, Agrawal T, Burt J, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Shaw LJ, Al-Mallah MH, Brackett A, Cainzos-Achirica M, Miller EJ, Nasir K. The Prognostic Value of CAC Zero Among Individuals Presenting With Chest Pain A Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 15: 1745-1757. PMID: 36202453, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive coronary artery diseaseAcute chest painCoronary artery calciumCoronary artery diseaseStable chest painNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsChest painCardiac eventsLow prevalenceAbsence of CACHealth care delivery modelsCare delivery modelsA Meta-AnalysisNegative predictive valueCAC assessmentArtery calciumCAC scoreIntermediate riskArtery diseaseCoronary CTACTA assessmentPrognostic valueTomography angiography
2016
Visual identification of coronary calcifications on attenuation correction CT improves diagnostic accuracy of SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging
Patchett ND, Pawar S, Miller EJ. Visual identification of coronary calcifications on attenuation correction CT improves diagnostic accuracy of SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2016, 24: 711-720. PMID: 26850031, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-016-0395-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtifactsComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansImage EnhancementMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingObserver VariationReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyUser-Computer InterfaceVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary artery calciumMyocardial perfusion imagingCT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingInvasive coronary angiographyAttenuation correction CTCause mortalityLate revascularizationAbsence of CACAccuracy of MPIRetrospective chart reviewFalse-positive studiesCT myocardial perfusionArtery calciumChart reviewHazard ratioConsecutive patientsCoronary angiographyCoronary calcificationRisk stratificationRisk markersMore MIsCT scanMyocardial perfusionPatients