Added Value of Myocardial Blood Flow Quantification and Calcium Scoring During CZT SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for Coronary Artery Disease Screening

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Nov;44(11):e617-e619. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002709.

Abstract

Dedicated cadmium-zinc-telluride cardiac cameras have been shown to provide accurate measurements of absolute myocardial blood flow and flow reserve when PET is not available. We report the case of a 66-year-old woman who underwent 1-day stress/rest myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for coronary artery disease (CAD) screening. Relative MPI analysis was normal, whereas low-dose CT showed high calcium score. Myocardial blood flow and flow reserve were strongly impaired in all territories. Coronary angiography confirmed extended CAD. Flow parameters derived from cadmium-zinc-telluride SPECT MPI acquisition and calcium scoring can improve diagnostic accuracy and confidence of CAD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cadmium*
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / metabolism
  • Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology*
  • Coronary Circulation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging*
  • Tellurium*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
  • Zinc*

Substances

  • CdZnTe
  • Cadmium
  • Zinc
  • Tellurium
  • Calcium