RT Book, Section
A1 Soman, Prem
A1 Malhotra, Saurabh
A2 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Hendel, Robert C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145443790
T1 ECG-Gated SPECT Imaging for Assessment of Ventricular Function and Dyssynchrony
T2 Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644993
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145443790
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  introduction  of  electrocardiographic  (ECG)-gated  myocardial  single-photon  emission  computed  tomography  (SPECT)  in  the  1990s  expanded  the  application  of  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  to  routinely  include  the  assessment  of  LV  systolic  function.1  The  development  and  use  of  this  technique  occurred  when  technetium-based  imaging  agents  were  placed  into  clinical  use  as  these  tracers  provided  much  higher  counts,  and  therefore  image  quality  for  measuring  function.  This  was  a  critical  development  in  the  evolution  of  myocardial  perfusion  imaging.  Currently,  the  majority  of  myocardial  perfusion  studies  performed  in  the  United  States  use  gated  SPECT  technology  and  Tc-99m  tracers.  A  more  recent  development  has  been  the  evaluation  of  ventricular  dyssynchrony  by  SPECT,  providing  further  data  beyond  myocardial  perfusion.  This  chapter  will  discuss  both  aspects  of  ventricular  assessment.