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Quantitation in Dextrocardia on myocardial perfusion imaging: how to perform quantitative analysis using Cedars-Sinai software
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Imam Hosein Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract
Dextrocardia, although a rare cardiac abnormality, carries the same risk for cardiac events as other people. SPECT Myocardial perfusion imaging is a potentially helpful diagnostic tool in patients with dextrocardia. Because of swapping of lateral and septal walls on SPECT slices, although visual analysis is possible, quantitation is substantially limited. Here, we introduce a simple practical method to make quantitative analysis feasible and accurate.
Abstract
Dextrocardia, although a rare cardiac abnormality, carries the same risk for cardiac events as other people. SPECT Myocardial perfusion imaging is a potentially helpful diagnostic tool in patients with dextrocardia. Because of swapping of lateral and septal walls on SPECT slices, although visual analysis is possible, quantitation is substantially limited. Here, we introduce a simple practical method to make quantitative analysis feasible and accurate.
Keywords
dextrocardia; SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging; quantitation; Cedars-Sinai software
Title
Quantitation in Dextrocardia on myocardial perfusion imaging: how to perform quantitative analysis using Cedars-Sinai software
Journal
Issue
Article type
Clinical vignette
Pages
50-52
Published online
2018-01-30
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DOI
Pubmed
Bibliographic record
Nucl. Med. Rev 2018;21(1):50-52.
Keywords
dextrocardia
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
quantitation
Cedars-Sinai software
Authors
Mohsen Qutbi
Mehdi Soltanshahi
Mojtaba Ansari
Hoda Hashemi
Isa Neshandar Asli
Babak Shafiei
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