Attenuation and scatter compensation in myocardial perfusion SPECT. 1999

J R Galt, and J Cullom, and E V Garcia
Department of Radiology and the Center for Positron Emission Tomography, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

Nonuniform attenuation, Compton scatter, and limited, spatially varying resolution degrade both the qualitative and quantitative nature of myocardial perfusion SPECT. Physicians must recognize and understand the effects of these factors on myocardial perfusion SPECT for optimal interpretation and use of this important imaging technique. Recent developments in the design and implementation of compensation algorithms and transmission-based imaging promise to provide clinically realistic solutions to these effects and provide the framework for truly quantitative imaging. This achievement should improve the diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of myocardial perfusion SPECT.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002318 Cardiovascular Diseases Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM. Adverse Cardiac Event,Cardiac Events,Major Adverse Cardiac Events,Adverse Cardiac Events,Cardiac Event,Cardiac Event, Adverse,Cardiac Events, Adverse,Cardiovascular Disease,Disease, Cardiovascular,Event, Cardiac
D005260 Female Females
D006321 Heart The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. Hearts
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015899 Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon A method of computed tomography that uses radionuclides which emit a single photon of a given energy. The camera is rotated 180 or 360 degrees around the patient to capture images at multiple positions along the arc. The computer is then used to reconstruct the transaxial, sagittal, and coronal images from the 3-dimensional distribution of radionuclides in the organ. The advantages of SPECT are that it can be used to observe biochemical and physiological processes as well as size and volume of the organ. The disadvantage is that, unlike positron-emission tomography where the positron-electron annihilation results in the emission of 2 photons at 180 degrees from each other, SPECT requires physical collimation to line up the photons, which results in the loss of many available photons and hence degrades the image. CAT Scan, Single-Photon Emission,CT Scan, Single-Photon Emission,Radionuclide Tomography, Single-Photon Emission-Computed,SPECT,Single-Photon Emission-Computed Tomography,Tomography, Single-Photon, Emission-Computed,Single-Photon Emission CT Scan,Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted Tomography,Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography,CAT Scan, Single Photon Emission,CT Scan, Single Photon Emission,Emission-Computed Tomography, Single-Photon,Radionuclide Tomography, Single Photon Emission Computed,Single Photon Emission CT Scan,Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography,Single Photon Emission Computer Assisted Tomography,Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography,Tomography, Single-Photon Emission-Computed

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