Assessment of left ventricular function and volumes for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy using gated myocardial perfusion SPECT and comparison with echocardiography

Berk F., Isgoren S., Demir H., Kozdag G., Sahin T., Ural D., ...More

NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS, vol.26, no.8, pp.701-710, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.mnm.0000170938.98581.14
  • Journal Name: NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.701-710
  • Keywords: dilated cardiomyopathy, echocardiography, gated myocardial SPECT, Tc-99m-MIBI, EMISSION COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, EQUILIBRIUM RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHY, WALL-MOTION, EJECTION FRACTION, 2-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TL-201, QUANTIFICATION, DYSFUNCTION, ACCURACY, TECHNETIUM-99M-MIBI
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim Left ventricular function, volumes and regional wall motion provide valuable diagnostic information and are of long-term prognostic importance in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of two-dimensional echocardiography and gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to evaluate these parameters in patients with DCM.