Schaefer Wolfgang M, Lipke Claudia S A, Standke Dirk, Kühl Harald P, Nowak Bernd, Kaiser Hans-Juergen, Koch Karl-Christian, Buell Udalrich
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Aachen University of Technology, Germany.
J Nucl Med. 2005 Aug;46(8):1256-63.
The goal of this study was to validate the accuracy of the Emory Cardiac Tool Box (ECTB) in assessing left ventricular end-diastolic or end-systolic volume (EDV, ESV) and ejection fraction (LVEF) from gated (99m)Tc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile ((99m)Tc-MIBI) SPECT using cardiac MRI (cMRI) as a reference. Furthermore, software-specific characteristics of ECTB were analyzed in comparison with 4D-MSPECT and Quantitative Gated SPECT (QGS) results (all relative to cMRI).
Seventy patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease were examined using gated (99m)Tc-MIBI SPECT (8 gates/cardiac cycle) 60 min after tracer injection at rest. EDV, ESV, and LVEF were calculated from gated (99m)Tc-MIBI SPECT using ECTB, 4D-MSPECT, and QGS. Directly before or after gated SPECT, cMRI (20 gates/cardiac cycle) was performed as a reference. EDV, ESV, and LVEF were calculated using Simpson's rule.
Correlation between results of gated (99m)Tc-MIBI SPECT and cMRI was high for EDV (R = 0.90 [ECTB], R = 0.88 [4D-MSPECT], R = 0.92 [QGS]), ESV (R = 0.94 [ECTB], R = 0.96 [4D-MSPECT], R = 0.96 [QGS]), and LVEF (R = 0.85 [ECTB], R = 0.87 [4D-MSPECT], R = 0.89 [QGS]). EDV (ECTB) did not differ significantly from cMRI, whereas 4D-MSPECT and QGS underestimated EDV significantly compared with cMRI (mean +/- SD: 131 +/- 43 mL [ECTB], 127 +/- 42 mL [4D-MSPECT], 120 +/- 38 mL [QGS], 137 +/- 36 mL [cMRI]). For ESV, only ECTB yielded values that were significantly lower than cMRI. For LVEF, ECTB and 4D-MSPECT values did not differ significantly from cMRI, whereas QGS values were significantly lower than cMRI (mean +/- SD: 62.7% +/- 13.7% [ECTB], 59.0% +/- 12.7% [4DM-SPECT], 53.2% +/- 11.5% [QGS], 60.6% +/- 13.9% [cMRI]).
EDV, ESV, and LVEF as determined by ECTB, 4D-MSPECT, and QGS from gated (99m)Tc-MIBI SPECT agree over a wide range of clinically relevant values with cMRI. Nevertheless, any algorithm-inherent over- or underestimation of volumes and LVEF should be accounted for and an interchangeable use of different software packages should be avoided.
本研究的目的是使用心脏磁共振成像(cMRI)作为参考,验证埃默里心脏工具箱(ECTB)在评估门控(99m)锝 - 甲氧基异丁基异腈((99m)Tc - MIBI)单光子发射计算机断层扫描(SPECT)的左心室舒张末期或收缩末期容积(EDV、ESV)以及射血分数(LVEF)方面的准确性。此外,将ECTB的软件特定特征与4D - MSPECT和定量门控SPECT(QGS)的结果进行比较分析(均相对于cMRI)。
70例疑似或已知冠状动脉疾病的患者在静息状态下注射示踪剂60分钟后接受门控(99m)Tc - MIBI SPECT检查(每个心动周期8个门控)。使用ECTB、4D - MSPECT和QGS从门控(99m)Tc - MIBI SPECT计算EDV、ESV和LVEF。在门控SPECT之前或之后,立即进行cMRI检查(每个心动周期20个门控)作为参考。使用辛普森法则计算EDV、ESV和LVEF。
门控(99m)Tc - MIBI SPECT与cMRI在EDV(R = 0.90 [ECTB],R = 0.88 [4D - MSPECT],R = 0.92 [QGS])、ESV(R = 0.94 [ECTB],R = 0.96 [4D - MSPECT],R = 0.96 [QGS])和LVEF(R = 0.85 [ECTB],R = 0.87 [4D - MSPECT],R = 0.89 [QGS])方面的相关性较高。EDV(ECTB)与cMRI无显著差异,而4D - MSPECT和QGS与cMRI相比显著低估了EDV(均值±标准差:ECTB为131±43 mL,4D - MSPECT为127±42 mL,QGS为120±38 mL,cMRI为137±36 mL)。对于ESV,只有ECTB得出的值显著低于cMRI。对于LVEF,ECTB和4D - MSPECT的值与cMRI无显著差异,而QGS的值显著低于cMRI(均值±标准差:ECTB为62.7%±13.7%,4D - MSPECT为59.0%±12.7%,QGS为53.2%±11.5%,cMRI为60.6%±13.9%)。
由ECTB、4D - MSPECT和QGS从门控(99m)Tc - MIBI SPECT确定的EDV、ESV和LVEF在广泛的临床相关值范围内与cMRI一致。然而,应考虑任何算法固有的容积和LVEF高估或低估情况,并应避免不同软件包的互换使用。