Recent advances in cardiac SPECT instrumentation and imaging methods
Cardiac SPECT continues to play a critical role in detecting and managing cardiovascular
disease, in particularly coronary artery disease (CAD)(Jaarsma et al 2012 J. Am. Coll …
disease, in particularly coronary artery disease (CAD)(Jaarsma et al 2012 J. Am. Coll …
Assessment of cardiac amyloidosis with 99mTc-pyrophosphate (PYP) quantitative SPECT
C Ren, J Ren, Z Tian, Y Du, Z Hao, Z Zhang, W Fang… - EJNMMI physics, 2021 - Springer
Background 99m Tc-PYP scintigraphy provides differential diagnosis of ATTR
cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) from light chain cardiac amyloidosis and other myocardial …
cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) from light chain cardiac amyloidosis and other myocardial …
Segmentation-free PVC for cardiac SPECT using a densely-connected multi-dimensional dynamic network
In nuclear imaging, limited resolution causes partial volume effects (PVEs) that affect image
sharpness and quantitative accuracy. Partial volume correction (PVC) methods …
sharpness and quantitative accuracy. Partial volume correction (PVC) methods …
Sex differences in 123I-mIBG scintigraphy imaging techniques in patients with heart failure
M Conte, MS De Feo, V Frantellizzi… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background 123I-mIBG-scintigraphy could be a useful stratifying tool for patients with heart
failure (HF). The purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate whether there are …
failure (HF). The purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate whether there are …
Post-reconstruction attenuation correction for SPECT myocardium perfusion imaging facilitated by deep learning-based attenuation map generation
Background Attenuation correction can improve the quantitative accuracy of single-photon
emission computed tomography (SPECT) images. Existing SPECT-only systems normally …
emission computed tomography (SPECT) images. Existing SPECT-only systems normally …
The impact of system matrix dimension on small FOV SPECT reconstruction with truncated projections
Purpose: A dedicated cardiac hybrid single photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT)/CT scanner that uses cadmium zinc telluride detectors and multiple pinhole …
(SPECT)/CT scanner that uses cadmium zinc telluride detectors and multiple pinhole …
Quantification of intramyocardial blood volume with 99mTc-RBC SPECT-CT imaging: A preclinical study
H Mohy-ud-Din, NE Boutagy, JC Stendahl… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Currently, there is no established non-invasive imaging approach to directly
evaluate myocardial microcirculatory function in order to diagnose microvascular disease …
evaluate myocardial microcirculatory function in order to diagnose microvascular disease …
Noise suppressed partial volume correction for cardiac SPECT/CT
Purpose: Partial volume correction (PVC) methods typically improve quantification at the
expense of increased image noise and reduced reproducibility. In this study, the authors …
expense of increased image noise and reduced reproducibility. In this study, the authors …
Cardiac motion correction for improving perfusion defect detection in cardiac SPECT at standard and reduced doses of activity
C Song, Y Yang, MN Wernick… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In cardiac SPECT perfusion imaging, cardiac motion can lead to motion blurring of
anatomical detail and perfusion defects in the reconstructed myocardium. In this study, we …
anatomical detail and perfusion defects in the reconstructed myocardium. In this study, we …
Fully automatic multi-atlas segmentation of CTA for partial volume correction in cardiac SPECT/CT
Q Liu, H Mohy-ud-Din, NE Boutagy… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Anatomical-based partial volume correction (PVC) has been shown to improve image
quality and quantitative accuracy in cardiac SPECT/CT. However, this method requires …
quality and quantitative accuracy in cardiac SPECT/CT. However, this method requires …