Published in:
21-03-2021 | Editorial
82Rb PET/CT left ventricular mass computations
Authors:
Andrew Van Tosh, MD, Kenneth J. Nichols, MD
Published in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Issue 4/2022
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Excerpt
The estimation of left ventricular (LV) mass has become an increasingly important component of standard myocardial perfusion nuclear imaging studies. This progress has been prompted by two developments. First is the growing recognition that ventricular mass and left ventricular hypertrophy (quantified in terms of LV mass and volume) play a critical role in determining cardiac prognosis for mortality, heart failure, stroke, and coronary events.
1 As demonstrated in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) trial, LVH diagnosed on the basis of cardiac MR measurements predict heart failure events with an accuracy of 87%.
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3 Second are technological improvements in count rate capability and imaging spatial resolution of PET and CZT imaging systems. …
