Malek Hadi, Yaghoobi Nahid, Hedayati Raheleh
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical & Research Center, Vali-Asr Ave.Nyayesh Blvd., 1996911151, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rasool-e Akram Hospital Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2017 Apr;24(2):534-542. doi: 10.1007/s12350-016-0726-6. Epub 2016 Nov 10.
Quantitative analysis of myocardial perfusion Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) images is increasingly applied in modern nuclear cardiology practice, assisting in the interpretation of myocardial perfusion images (MPI). There are different extensively validated state-of-the-art software packages, including QPS (cedars-Sinai), Corridor 4DM (University of Michigan) and Emory cardiac toolbox (Emory university), providing highly accurate and reproducible data. However, these software packages may suffer from potential artifacts related to patient or technical factors. By recognizing the source of such artifacts, the interpreting physician can avoid misinterpretation of MPI study. In this review, we discuss some of technical pitfalls that may occur in Quantitative Perfusion SPECT software (QPS, cedars-Sinai Medical center).
心肌灌注单光子发射计算机断层扫描(SPECT)图像的定量分析在现代核心脏病学实践中应用越来越广泛,有助于解读心肌灌注图像(MPI)。有不同的经过广泛验证的先进软件包,包括QPS(雪松西奈医疗中心)、Corridor 4DM(密歇根大学)和埃默里心脏工具箱(埃默里大学),可提供高度准确且可重复的数据。然而,这些软件包可能会受到与患者或技术因素相关的潜在伪影影响。通过识别此类伪影的来源,解读医师可以避免对MPI研究的错误解读。在本综述中,我们讨论定量灌注SPECT软件(QPS,雪松西奈医疗中心)可能出现的一些技术陷阱。