Reduced Scan Time in 123I-FP-CIT SPECT Imaging Using a Large-Field Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride Camera

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Jul;44(7):568-569. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002554.

Abstract

We evaluated the reproducibility of I-ioflupane (I-FP-CIT) SPECT with shorter scan times using a CZT camera. One hundred ninety-nine I-FP-CIT SPECT scans obtained with standard scan time (30 minutes) were truncated to provide 24-, 18-, and 15-minute study simulations. Striatal binding ratios were automatically calculated and remained stable for all series. At 15 minutes, only 10 of 398 striata (2.5%) showed statistically significant different striatal binding ratios compared with reference series. These series were reviewed by 2 operators, and a perfect agreement was found for each patient. Therefore, CZT camera allows a 2-fold scan time reduction in I-FP-CIT SPECT.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Cadmium / chemistry*
  • Corpus Striatum / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tellurium / chemistry*
  • Time
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / instrumentation*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / standards
  • Tropanes
  • Zinc / chemistry*

Substances

  • CdZnTe
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tropanes
  • Cadmium
  • 2-carbomethoxy-8-(3-fluoropropyl)-3-(4-iodophenyl)tropane
  • Zinc
  • Tellurium