With the widely used 50% threshold, sensitivity is high, but specificity is low in detecting viable myocardium on 201Tl SPECT. In this study, we sought to identify the best threshold for semiquantitative 201Tl analysis. Methods: Rest-redistribution 201Tl SPECT was performed in 46 patients with chronic coronary artery disease before and after myocardial revascularization. Regional function was evaluated by two-dimensional echocardiography before and after myocardial revascularization using a 3- point scale (1 = normal
Identification of viable myocardium in patients with chronic coronary artery disease using rest-redistribution thallium-201 tomography: Optimal image analysis
Mainenti P;
1998
Abstract
With the widely used 50% threshold, sensitivity is high, but specificity is low in detecting viable myocardium on 201Tl SPECT. In this study, we sought to identify the best threshold for semiquantitative 201Tl analysis. Methods: Rest-redistribution 201Tl SPECT was performed in 46 patients with chronic coronary artery disease before and after myocardial revascularization. Regional function was evaluated by two-dimensional echocardiography before and after myocardial revascularization using a 3- point scale (1 = normalFile in questo prodotto:
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