Combined Supine-Prone Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy.
| Autor: | Farrell MB; Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, Ellicott City, Maryland marybethfarrell2016@gmail.com. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nuclear medicine technology [J Nucl Med Technol] 2024 Dec 04; Vol. 52 (4), pp. 328-330. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 04. |
| DOI: | 10.2967/jnmt.124.268017 |
| Abstrakt: | The combined supine-prone imaging protocol for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging offers significant advantages over supine imaging alone. By comparing supine and prone images, one can distinguish attenuation artifacts in the inferior and anterior walls from true perfusion defects, thus improving specificity and diagnostic accuracy. The recommended protocol is to perform prone imaging after supine stress imaging when perfusion defects are noted. The additional prone imaging time is 20%-40% less than the standard supine imaging time. Implementing prone imaging can optimize patient care and provide substantial benefits for nuclear cardiology labs, especially those without attenuation correction. (© 2024 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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