18FDG SPECT to assess myocardial viability: initial experience at a hospital remote from a cyclotron.

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dc.contributor.authorThorley, P J
dc.contributor.authorBeacock, D J
dc.contributor.authorTrickett, C A
dc.contributor.authorSivananthan, U M
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-12T12:19:10Z
dc.date.available2020-02-12T12:19:10Z
dc.date.issued2001-02-15
dc.description.abstract18F Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography 18FDG PET is the recognized gold standard for the assessment of myocardial viability but is not widely available in the UK FDG imaging on a gamma camera with high energy collimators FDG SPECT has been shown to have an accuracy comparable with that of FDG PET for the assessment of myocardial viability This study was performed to assess the feasibility of introducing FDG SPECT for myocardial viability at a hospital a considerable distance away from a cyclotron 200 miles Twenty three patients who were being actively considered for revascularization but had demonstrated fixed defects on stress rest with nitrate tetrofosmin imaging underwent FDG SPECT Image quality was acceptable in all patients Nine out of the 23 patients with defects classed as fixed on tetrofosmin imaging demonstrated viability on FDG SPECT Six of these nine patients reported to have some viable myocardium on FDG SPECT underwent revascularization as a result This study has demonstrated that FDG SPECT is feasible at a site some distance from a cyclotron
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dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/60096
dc.relation.uriNuclear medicine communications
dc.title18FDG SPECT to assess myocardial viability: initial experience at a hospital remote from a cyclotron.en
dcterms.abstract18F Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography 18FDG PET is the recognized gold standard for the assessment of myocardial viability but is not widely available in the UK FDG imaging on a gamma camera with high energy collimators FDG SPECT has been shown to have an accuracy comparable with that of FDG PET for the assessment of myocardial viability This study was performed to assess the feasibility of introducing FDG SPECT for myocardial viability at a hospital a considerable distance away from a cyclotron 200 miles Twenty three patients who were being actively considered for revascularization but had demonstrated fixed defects on stress rest with nitrate tetrofosmin imaging underwent FDG SPECT Image quality was acceptable in all patients Nine out of the 23 patients with defects classed as fixed on tetrofosmin imaging demonstrated viability on FDG SPECT Six of these nine patients reported to have some viable myocardium on FDG SPECT underwent revascularization as a result This study has demonstrated that FDG SPECT is feasible at a site some distance from a cyclotron
dcterms.contributorThorley, P J
dcterms.contributorBeacock, D J
dcterms.contributorTrickett, C A
dcterms.contributorSivananthan, U M
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/Not available
dcterms.relationNuclear medicine communications
dcterms.title18FDG SPECT to assess myocardial viability: initial experience at a hospital remote from a cyclotron.en
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