Background Myocardial ischaemic burden assessed by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is commonly used to riskstratify patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Accurate estimation of ischaemic burden by CMR with two-dimensional imaging is limited by incomplete myocardial coverage to a small number (usually three) of non-contiguous sections. The aim of this study was to compar...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of successful kidney transplantation (kt) on myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function by both qualitative (visual) interpretation and semiquantitative parameters, using myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with gated-single photon emission computed tomography (gated-spect) in patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. ...

The clinical use of radioisotopes in the evaluation of patients with ischemic heart disease is largely based on noninvasive methodology suitable for visualizing myocardial perfusion. Although contrast echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging have been proposed recently for the same purpose, at present most of the noninvasive tests for assessing myocardial perfusion reside in nuclear card...

Background High temporal resolution required for CMR perfusion imaging results in compromised spatial resolution. However, recent advances, including the use of the advanced acceleration method k-t sensitivity encoding, allow myocardial perfusion imaging with unprecedented spatial resolution. The associated benefits remain to be fully described. The BCIS-1 Myocardial Jeopardy Score (JS) quantif...

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is an important procedure in pediatric cardiology in terms of evaluating myocardial ischemia, infarction and damage associated with various congenital or acquired heart diseases, such as Kawasaki disease, anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and complete transposition of the great arteries after arterial switch surgery. This t...

introduction: good functional capacity has a high negative predictive value (npv) in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (cad) similar to a normal gated myocardial perfusion imaging (gmpi). aim of this study was to evaluate npv of functional capacity during treadmill exercise in patients with normal gmpi in pakistani population. methods: this was a prospective study which ...

Myocardial perfusion imaging sequences and analysis techniques continue to improve. We review the state-of-the-art in cardiovascular magnetic resonance first pass perfusion pulse sequences including the application of parallel imaging. There are a wide range of sequence designs and parameters to consider when optimizing an acquisition protocol. The interdependence of these parameters forces the...

Purpose We investigated the effects of cell therapy on myocardial perfusion recovery after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treated acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Materials and methods In this HEBE trial substudy (IRB approved, trial registry number ISRCTN95796863), we assessed the effects of intracoronary infusion with bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMMCs) or periph...

Although single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is preferable for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, in a minimal number of circumstances, planar imagingmay be useful ormay be the onlymodality available. Purpose. To evaluate regional myocardial perfusion and function. Planar imaging is an acceptable method for myocardial perfusion imaging. The anatomy of the heart is sufficiently si...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of successful kidney transplantation (KT) on myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function by both qualitative (visual) interpretation and semiquantitative parameters, using myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with gated-single photon emission computed tomography (gated-SPECT) in patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. ...