2005
New hybrid count- and geometry-based method for quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction from ECG-gated SPECT: Methodology and validation
Liu YH, Sinusas AJ, Khaimov D, Gebuza BI, Wackers FJ. New hybrid count- and geometry-based method for quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction from ECG-gated SPECT: Methodology and validation. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2005, 12: 55-65. PMID: 15682366, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2004.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsElectrocardiographyFemaleGated Blood-Pool ImagingHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedPhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexStroke VolumeTomography, 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