[The examination of attenuation correction using one computed tomography scan in myocardial perfusion stress-rest single photon emission computed tomography]. 2012

Makoto Sasaki, and Shigeto Kawase, and Yoshihiro Miyazaki, and Takahiro Fujimoto, and Kyouji Higashimura
Department of Radiology, Kyoto University Hospital.

Attenuation correction (AC) of myocardial perfusion stress-rest single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with hybrid SPECT/computed tomography (CT) is effective. But because CT scan is done two times, the radiation exposure of patients increases. Therefore, we suggested a new method of AC that can correct attenuation of SPECT images acquired during a rest examination by using the CT scan during a stress examination. AC was done using one CT scan and we evaluated the clinical appropriateness of using this method. Matters of this study were (1) positional reproducibility of data analysis machine (Xeleris) (2) phantom study: accuracy of registration by manual and repetition reproducibility (3) clinical study using (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin. Comparison methods were analyzed by calculating the difference perfusion (Dp) with 17-segments model of American Heart Association and visual evaluation of three axis images in the myocardium. In the phantom study, because most of the score of 17-segments accord (Dp≤1), it was considered that the shift on SPECT/CT's bed was reproduced by the shift on Xeleris. And it is shown that AC with CT scan on deference point was accuracy. In the clinical study, there were a few differences in Dp (Dp≤4) and approximately equal evaluation on visual evaluation was provided, which compared with conventional methods. Because AC of myocardial perfusion stress-rest SPECT by one CT scan showed that it was approximately equal in evaluation compared with conventional methods, we expect to be able to use this method in clinical cases.

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D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face
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D064847 Multimodal Imaging The use of combination of imaging techniques or platforms (e.g., MRI SCAN and PET SCAN) encompassing aspects of anatomical, functional, or molecular imaging methods. Hybrid Imaging,Imaging, Hybrid,Imaging, Multimodal

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