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
2014
Quantitative interpretation of FDG PET/CT with myocardial perfusion imaging increases diagnostic information in the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis
Ahmadian A, Brogan A, Berman J, Sverdlov AL, Mercier G, Mazzini M, Govender P, Ruberg FL, Miller EJ. Quantitative interpretation of FDG PET/CT with myocardial perfusion imaging increases diagnostic information in the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2014, 21: 925-939. PMID: 24879453, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-014-9901-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18Heart DiseasesHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSarcoidosisSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsFDG PET/CTPET/CTCardiac sarcoidosisStandardized uptake valueMyocardial perfusion imagingClinical eventsPerfusion imagingCardiac FDG PET/CTAdverse clinical eventsOnly independent predictorNegative control studyCS correlatesImmunosuppressive treatmentPrednisone treatmentImmunosuppression treatmentIndependent predictorsFDG uptakeOncologic indicationsPerfusion defectsNegative studiesRepeat examinationLow EFUptake valueControl studyMultivariate analysis