Attila Feher, Konrad Pieszko, Aakash Shanbhag, Mark Lemley, Bryan Bednarski, Robert J H Miller, Cathleen Huang, Leonidas Miras, Yi-Hwa Liu, Albert J Sinusas, Piotr J Slomka, Edward J Miller
PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the predictive value of CT attenuation-corrected stress total perfusion deficit (AC-sTPD) and non-corrected stress TPD (NC-sTPD) for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in obese patients undergoing cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). METHODS: The study included 4,585 patients who underwent CZT SPECT/CT MPI for clinical indications (chest pain: 56%, shortness of breath: 13%, other: 32%) at Yale New Haven Hospital (age: 64 ± 12 years, 45% female, body mass index [BMI]: 30...
November 4, 2023: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging