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Decreased Perfusion in the Lateral Wall of the Left Ventricle in PET/CT Studies with 13N-Ammonia: Evaluation in Healthy Adults

William C. Klingensmith, Carolyn Noonan, Jack H. Goldberg, Dedra Buchwald, John T. Kimball and Spero M. Manson
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2009, 37 (4) 215-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.109.062059
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    Correlations Among Relative Lateral Wall Counts and Misalignments at Left Heart Border and Top of Right Hemidiaphragm

    ComparisonrP
    Counts in lateral wall relative to septum vs. misalignment at left heart border
     Rest
      Using average counts per pixel within region of interest−0.450.01
      Using maximum counts per pixel within region of interest−0.52<0.01
     Stress
      Using average counts per pixel within region of interest−0.260.14
      Using maximum counts per pixel within region of interest−0.430.02
    Misalignment at left heart border vs. misalignment at top of right hemidiaphragm
     Rest0.310.09
     Stress0.450.01
    Counts in lateral wall relative to septum vs. misalignment at top of right hemidiaphragm
     Rest
      Using average counts per pixel within region of interest−0.140.45
      Using maximum counts per pixel within region of interest−0.040.84
     Stress
      Using average counts per pixel within region of interest−0.090.63
      Using maximum counts per pixel within region of interest−0.130.49
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    Comparison of Relative Lateral Wall Counts and Misalignments at Stress and at Rest

    ParameterStressRestP
    Lateral wall relative to septum using average counts0.79 (0.11)0.86 (0.16)<0.01
    Lateral wall relative to septum using maximum counts0.87 (0.11)0.92 (0.09)0.02
    Misalignment at left heart border (mm)4.23 (5.21)1.85 (3.14)0.02
    Misalignment at top of right hemidiaphragm (slices)1.03 (1.18)0.31 (0.54)<0.01
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    Counts in Lateral Wall Relative to Septum in Patients Without Left Heart Border Misalignment at Stress and at Rest

    ParameterMeanDecrease*P
    Rest (n = 19)
     Lateral wall relative to septum using average counts0.90 (0.18)10%0.03
     Lateral wall relative to septum using maximum counts0.95 (0.07)5%0.01
    Stress (n = 12)
     Lateral wall relative to septum using average counts0.79 (0.09)21%<0.01
     Lateral wall relative to septum using maximum count0.91 (0.09)9%<0.01
    • SD is in parentheses.

    • ↵* Percentage decrease in counts in lateral wall relative to septum.

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