2023
CT attenuation correction improves quantitative risk prediction by cardiac SPECT in obese patients
Feher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Bednarski B, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Slomka P, Miller E. CT attenuation correction improves quantitative risk prediction by cardiac SPECT in obese patients. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2023, 51: 695-706. PMID: 37924340, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06484-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse cardiac eventsMyocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingMACE-free survivalObese patientsPrognostic valueSignificant incremental prognostic valueYale-New Haven HospitalLate coronary revascularizationStress total perfusion deficitAdverse cardiac eventsIncremental prognostic valueNonfatal myocardial infarctionComposite end pointCT myocardial perfusion imagingSuperior prognostic valueSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingTotal perfusion deficitNew Haven HospitalCT attenuation correctionHighest ROC areaStress TPDCoronary revascularizationCardiac eventsPatient population
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 scoreDifferences in Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using High-Efficiency Solid-State Detector Between Men and Women in a Large International Multicenter Study
Tamarappoo BK, Otaki Y, Sharir T, Hu LH, Gransar H, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann P, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Eisenberg E, Liang JX, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Differences in Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using High-Efficiency Solid-State Detector Between Men and Women in a Large International Multicenter Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 15: e012741. PMID: 35727872, PMCID: PMC9307118, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.121.012741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsTotal perfusion defectPrognostic valuePerfusion defectsSingle photon emissionLarge international multicenter studyMyocardial perfusion single-photon emissionPerfusion single-photon emissionStress SPECT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiac eventsMACE-free survivalMultivariable Cox modelSingle-center studyGreater prognostic valueInternational multicenter studyProportional hazards modelMyocardial perfusion defectsMyocardial perfusion imagingREFINE SPECT registryConventional single-photon emissionCardiac eventsHazard ratioEjection fractionMulticenter study