UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of attenuation correction (AC) of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with a virtual unenhanced cardiac CT scan synthesized from contrast-enhanced single-source dual-energy coronary CT angiography. METHODS: Segmental myocardial percentage uptake values obtained with AC were analyzed by use of correlation analysis and Bland-Altman limits of agreement (20-segment model), and clinical agreement was evaluated in 30 patients. RESULTS: The 2 methods showed an excellent correlation for segmental myocardial percentage uptake at stress (r = 0.93; P < 0.001; low dose) and at rest (r = 0.90; P < 0.001; high dose) with narrow Bland-Altman limits of agreement (-6.8% to 7.8% and -7.8% to 7.4%, respectively). The levels of clinical agreement of SPECT MPI corrected with standard versus virtual unenhanced CT AC were 99% per coronary territory and 97% per patient. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that AC of SPECT MPI with a virtual unenhanced CT scan synthesized from contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography is feasible and reliable.
UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of attenuation correction (AC) of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with a virtual unenhanced cardiac CT scan synthesized from contrast-enhanced single-source dual-energy coronary CT angiography. METHODS: Segmental myocardial percentage uptake values obtained with AC were analyzed by use of correlation analysis and Bland-Altman limits of agreement (20-segment model), and clinical agreement was evaluated in 30 patients. RESULTS: The 2 methods showed an excellent correlation for segmental myocardial percentage uptake at stress (r = 0.93; P < 0.001; low dose) and at rest (r = 0.90; P < 0.001; high dose) with narrow Bland-Altman limits of agreement (-6.8% to 7.8% and -7.8% to 7.4%, respectively). The levels of clinical agreement of SPECT MPI corrected with standard versus virtual unenhanced CT AC were 99% per coronary territory and 97% per patient. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that AC of SPECT MPI with a virtual unenhanced CT scan synthesized from contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography is feasible and reliable.
Authors: Mouaz H Al-Mallah; Timothy M Bateman; Kelley R Branch; Andrew Crean; Eric L Gingold; Randall C Thompson; Sarah E McKenney; Edward J Miller; Venkatesh L Murthy; Koen Nieman; Todd C Villines; Michael V Yester; Andrew J Einstein; John J Mahmarian Journal: J Nucl Cardiol Date: 2022-09-02 Impact factor: 3.872