Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of PET and CMR for the measurement of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction: a system review and meta-analysis

Background Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has been recognized as the gold standard for the evaluation of left ventricular (LV) function. Cardiac gated PET allows the simultaneous assessment of LV function with the evaluation of myocardial perfusion and metabolism. But the correlations between PET and CMR remain controversial. Methods We conducted a systematic electronic search of PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library. Forest plot, spearman correlation analysis and Bland-Altman analysis were used to evaluate the correlations between PET and CMR. Results Pooled analysis of 13 studies showed that PET underestimated left ventricular end-diastolic volumes (LVEDV) [mean difference (MD), āˆ’15.30; 95% confidence interval (CI), āˆ’23.10 to āˆ’7.50; Pā€‰
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