Interhospital observer agreement in interpretation of exercise myocardial Tc-99m tetrofosmin SPECT studies
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Normal myocardial perfusion SPECT database for the Spanish population
2010, Revista Espanola de CardiologiaCitation Excerpt :Nakajima et al17 encontraron diferencias significativas al comparar mediante SPECT de perfusión miocárdica una población japonesa con baja probabilidad de cardiopatía isquémica y la población norteamericana normal del programa del Cedars Sinai Medical Center. De la misma manera que una unidad de imagen debe conocer su propia variabilidad interobservador e interensayo de las diferentes técnicas que utiliza18–20, sería recomendable que dispusiera de una base de datos de normalidad propia con la que comparar los resultados obtenidos en su medio. En nuestro estudio se ha obtenido una base de datos de normalidad de estudios de SPECT de perfusión miocárdica con voluntarios sanos españoles utilizando el programa 4DM-SPECT.
Diagnostic impact of SPECT image display on assessment of obstructive coronary artery disease
2007, Journal of Nuclear CardiologyCitation Excerpt :Consistent with our study findings, prior investigations have reported that interpretation of SPECT perfusion images can vary according to image display used. In a multicenter study in which SPECT images were interpreted via both standardized and institution-specific display formats, Candell-Riera et al8 reported that diagnostic specificity for exclusion of angiography-evidenced CAD was improved with the use of a standardized image display as compared with variable displays used at participating institutions. Similarly, in the Multicenter Study on Silent Myocardial Ischemia,19 a trial incorporating 556 planar Tl-201 studies from participating sites using different display formats, abnormality rates were higher at local participating sites as compared with a core laboratory that interpreted images using a standardized gray display format.
Nuclear cardiology, an evidence based sub-speciality
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