[OA105] Is CZT-spect dedicted system for myocardial imaging reliable in assessment of left ventricular voulmes as compared to echocardiography?

Estimation of left ventricular volumes, including ejection fraction (LVEF), is important in the diagnosis and the determination of severity of different cardiac diseases. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging are clinically used for this purpose. However, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is widely used in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease, and the assessment of left ventricular volumes can improve the diagnostic accuracy in those patients. Development of single photon emission tomography SPECT with cadmium zinc telluride detector has improved image resolution as compared to standard sodium iodide SPECT camera.
Source: Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research