2022
Cross-vender, cross-tracer, and cross-protocol deep transfer learning for attenuation map generation of cardiac SPECT
Chen X, Pretorius P, Zhou B, Liu H, Johnson K, Liu YH, King MA, Liu C. Cross-vender, cross-tracer, and cross-protocol deep transfer learning for attenuation map generation of cardiac SPECT. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 29: 3379-3391. PMID: 35474443, PMCID: PMC11407548, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-02978-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Anger recall mental stress decreases 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) uptake and increases heterogeneity of cardiac sympathetic activity in the myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Avendaño R, Hashemi-Zonouz T, Sandoval V, Liu C, Burg M, Sinusas AJ, Lampert R, Liu YH. Anger recall mental stress decreases 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) uptake and increases heterogeneity of cardiac sympathetic activity in the myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2020, 29: 798-809. PMID: 33034036, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02372-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSympathetic activityIschemic cardiomyopathyVentricular arrhythmiasICM patientsMental stressAge-matched healthy male controlsCardiac sympathetic activityHealthy control subjectsMyocardial sympathetic activityHealthy male controlsMental stress taskSPECT/CTMediastinal ratioControl subjectsHemodynamic responseAnger recallMyocardial perfusionNormal subjectsMale controlsPatientsPerfusionPsychological stressorsArrhythmiasStress taskDual-isotope imaging
2011
Accuracy and Reproducibility of Absolute Quantification of Myocardial Focal Tracer Uptake from Molecularly Targeted SPECT/CT: A Canine Validation
Liu YH, Sahul Z, Weyman CA, Dione DP, Dobrucki WL, Mekkaoui C, Brennan MP, Ryder WJ, Sinusas AJ. Accuracy and Reproducibility of Absolute Quantification of Myocardial Focal Tracer Uptake from Molecularly Targeted SPECT/CT: A Canine Validation. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2011, 52: 453-460. PMID: 21321271, PMCID: PMC3137905, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.082214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsDogsFemaleHeartImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMolecular ImagingMyocardial Perfusion ImagingMyocardiumRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySubtraction TechniqueTissue DistributionTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray Computed
2005
A New Method for SPECT Quantification of Targeted Radiotracers Uptake in the Myocardium
Li S, Dobrucki LW, Sinusas AJ, Liu YH. A New Method for SPECT Quantification of Targeted Radiotracers Uptake in the Myocardium. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2005, 8: 684-691. PMID: 16686019, DOI: 10.1007/11566489_84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHeartImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMyocardiumNeovascularization, PathologicRadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsReperfusion InjuryReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Dysfunction, Left
1999
Quantification of regional myocardial wall thickening on electrocardiogram-gated SPECT imaging
Shen M, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Fetterman R, Bruni W, Drozhinin O, Zaret B, Wackers F. Quantification of regional myocardial wall thickening on electrocardiogram-gated SPECT imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1999, 6: 583-595. PMID: 10608585, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(99)90095-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsComputer SimulationDiastoleElectrocardiographyHeart VentriclesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedModels, CardiovascularMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPhantoms, ImagingPilot ProjectsRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSoftwareSystoleTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Function, LeftVentricular RemodelingVentriculography, First-PassConceptsPrior myocardial infarctionRegional wall thickeningNormal subjectsMyocardial infarctionWall thickeningNormal wall thickeningPilot studyRegional left ventricular functionLeft ventricular functionAbnormal wall thickeningPercent count increaseECG-gated SPECT imagesSingle photon emissionSPECT imagesCardiac cycleLeft ventricular wallReproducibility of interpretationRegional left ventricular wallPrior infarctionCoronary diseaseVentricular functionValidation studyInfarct areaNormal rangeAnatomic areas