1996
Quantification of technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography based on mean counts improves accuracy for assessment of relative regional myocardial blood flow: Experimental validation in a canine model
Liu Y, Sinusas A, Shi C, Shen M, Dione D, Heller E, Wackers F. Quantification of technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography based on mean counts improves accuracy for assessment of relative regional myocardial blood flow: Experimental validation in a canine model. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1996, 3: 312-320. PMID: 8799250, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(96)90091-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial blood flowRelative blood flowRelative myocardial blood flowRegional myocardial blood flowCoronary artery occlusionBlood flowSingle photon emissionArtery occlusionCanine modelShort-axis slicesEx vivoSestamibi single-photon emissionMyocardial countsFlow deficitsMyocardial count densityNormal blood flowMean countsRegional myocardial perfusionCount profilesMIBI uptakeMIBI SPECTSestamibi SPECTMyocardial perfusionCircumferential count profilesRelative regional myocardial blood flow
1994
An automated approach for quantification of relative regional myocardial blood flow, using SPECT Tc99m-sestamibi: preliminary validation in a canine model
Liu Y, Sinusas A, Shi C, Shen M, Dione D, Duncan J, Wackers F. An automated approach for quantification of relative regional myocardial blood flow, using SPECT Tc99m-sestamibi: preliminary validation in a canine model. 1994, 1: 636-638 vol.1. DOI: 10.1109/iembs.1994.411839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenter detection algorithmDetection algorithmAutomatic edgeComputer softwareRelative regional myocardial blood flowAlgorithmSoftwareMean count densityQuantification algorithm