Radiation safety in children with congenital and acquired heart disease: a scientific position statement on multimodality dose optimization from the image gently …

KD Hill, DP Frush, BK Han, BG Abbott… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2017 - jacc.org
There is a need for consensus recommendations for ionizing radiation dose optimization
during multimodality medical imaging in children with congenital and acquired heart disease …

Myocardial perfusion imaging in women for the evaluation of stable ischemic heart disease—state-of-the-evidence and clinical recommendations

VR Taqueti, S Dorbala, D Wolinsky, B Abbott… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
This document from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology represents an updated
consensus statement on the evidence base of stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) …

Prognostically safe stress-only single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging guided by machine learning: report from REFINE SPECT

LH Hu, RJH Miller, T Sharir… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging
(MPI) stress-only protocols reduce radiation exposure and cost but require clinicians to …

Diagnostic safety of a machine learning-based automatic patient selection algorithm for stress-only myocardial perfusion SPECT

E Eisenberg, RJH Miller, LH Hu, R Rios… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Stress-only myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) markedly reduces radiation
dose, scanning time, and cost. We developed an automated clinical algorithm to safely …

Stress-First Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

SR McMahon, EK Patel, WL Duvall - Cardiology Clinics, 2023 - cardiology.theclinics.com
Myocardial perfusion imaging(MPI) most commonly consists of 2 sets of images: first, an
image of radiotracer distribution obtained during resting hemodynamic conditions, and …

Optimizing stress-only myocardial perfusion imaging: a clinical prediction model to improve patient selection

PJ Martineau, M Pelletier-Galarneau… - Nuclear Medicine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Stress-only single photon emission computed tomography myocardial
perfusion imaging (MPI) offers numerous advantages in terms of improved workflow, cost …

10-year experience of utilizing a stress-first SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging

D Han, MC Hyun, RJH Miller, H Gransar… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Despite its potential benefits, the utilization of stress-only protocol in clinical
practice has been limited. We report utilizing stress-first single-photon emission computed …

Effective radiation dose to staff members due to myocardial perfusion spect imaging: tracking the exposure from preparation to patient release

S Alramlawy, MM Khalil - Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The aim of the work was to tack the radiation exposure from dose preparation down to
patient release during nuclear cardiac imaging. A total of 111 patients were recruited and …

Gender differences in radiation dose from nuclear cardiology studies across the world: findings from the INCAPS registry

L Shi, S Dorbala, D Paez, LJ Shaw… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2016 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate gender-based differences in nuclear
cardiology practice globally, with a particular focus on laboratory volume, radiation dose …

Effect of a patient-specific minimum activity in stress myocardial perfusion imaging using CZT-SPECT: Prognostic value, radiation dose, and scan outcome

JD Van Dijk, NM Borren, M Mouden… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background SPECT Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is associated with a relatively high
radiation burden and decreasing image quality in heavy patients. Patient-specific low …