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シンキン ケツリュウ SPECT ト カンドウミャク CT ノ ユウゴウ ガゾウ
Title Alternative
Fusion image of myocardial SPECT and coronary artery CT (SPECT /CACT)
Author
Otsuka, Hideki Department of Medical Imaging, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
myocardial perfusion image
SPECT
coronary CT
fusion
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
In the image diagnosis of circulatory diseases, various modalities such as chest X-ray (CXR) examination, coronary angiography (CAG), ultra sonography (US), nuclear cardiology, CT (computed tomography), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), etc. are used depending on the disease and the application thereof. CXR has high versatility and enables observation of the entire chest with one image, while CAG enables direct observation of the coronary artery shape and can be used to carry out revascularization such as percutaneous coronary intervention, etc. following inspection. US is not associated with radiation exposure, it may be repeatedly carried out at bedside, and excels at functional evaluations such as observing the movement of walls and valves, measuring the left ventricular volume, ejection fraction, etc. Function/metabolism information that is difficult to obtain using conventional modalities such as myocardial blood flow and fatty acid metabolism, cardiac sympathetic-nerve, etc. may be obtained by nuclear cardiology ; specifically, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy has a long history and abundant evidence. The application of CT and MRI which excel at morphological evaluation are rapidly spreading with the advancement of machines such as those with multi-detector row CT, the development of ECG gated sequence, etc. Coronary artery CT is becoming actively used in ischemic heart disease as well ; however, the efficacy of nuclear medicine is still high in terms of myocardial perfusion and viability evaluation. When ischemia is observed on myocardial blood flow scintigraphy during routine medical care, it is not rare to struggle in identifying the culprit coronary artery. FDG-PET/CT are important regarding the fused image of function/metabolism images and morphological images upon tumor examination. Investigations into the circulatory organ region are gradually advancing with research and the development of image displaying/analyzing software. 320‐MDCT and heart analyzing software were introduced to Tokushima University Hospital in April, 2012, making possible the creation of fused images of the coronary artery CT and myocardial perfusion single photon emission CT (SPECT). Thereby, the coronary artery shape and myocardial perfusion may be displayed and observed on the same image, allowing more simple and accurate identification of the culprit blood vessel and evaluation of the range and shape of ischemia. In this report, we hereby review the myocardial perfusion SPECT and coronary artery CT, and describe the usability and future outlook of fused images together with our experience at our institute.
Journal Title
四国医学雑誌
ISSN
00373699
NCID
AN00102041
Publisher
徳島医学会
Volume
69
Issue
1-2
Start Page
45
End Page
50
Sort Key
45
Published Date
2013-04-25
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jpn
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Medical Sciences