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[Ventricular volumes determined by single-photon emission computed tomography].

E Katohno1, K Ono, K Owada

  • 1First Department of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical College.

Journal of Cardiology
|June 1, 1987
PubMed
Summary

A new ECG-gated SPECT technique accurately estimates right and left ventricular volumes. This noninvasive method shows promise for assessing cardiac function in various conditions like myocardial infarction and cardiomyopathies.

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Area of Science:

  • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Accurate assessment of right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) volumes is crucial for diagnosing and managing cardiac diseases.
  • Traditional methods like cineangiography can be invasive, necessitating the development of noninvasive alternatives.
  • Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) offers potential for volumetric analysis of cardiac chambers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel ECG-gated SPECT technique for quantifying RV and LV volumes.
  • To compare SPECT-derived ventricular volumes with those obtained from biplane contrast cineangiography.
  • To evaluate the utility of this SPECT technique in patients with old myocardial infarction (OMI), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

Main Methods:

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  • An ECG-gated SPECT protocol was developed using Tc-99m labeled intracardiac blood pool.
  • 32 images were acquired over 180 degrees with a rotating gamma camera, capturing end-diastolic and end-systolic counts.
  • Tomographic images were reconstructed without attenuation correction, and ventricular volumes were calculated based on voxel counts above a 45% cut-off level.

Main Results:

  • SPECT-derived ventricular volumes showed good correlation with contrast cineangiography.
  • In normal controls, LV volumes were smaller than RV volumes, and LV ejection fraction (LVEF) was higher than RV ejection fraction (RVEF).
  • Patients with OMI, HCM, and DCM exhibited significantly altered LV and RV volumes and ejection fractions compared to normal controls, with DCM showing the most severe RV dysfunction.

Conclusions:

  • The developed ECG-gated SPECT technique provides a reliable noninvasive method for estimating both left and right ventricular volumes.
  • This technique demonstrates potential for differentiating cardiac pathologies based on ventricular volumetric and functional parameters.
  • The findings support the clinical utility of this SPECT method in evaluating patients with various heart conditions.