Validation of LV Regional Function Obtained by GSPECT
| Reference | Patients | No. of patients | No. of segments | GSPECT evaluation | Modality of comparison | Exact agreement, κ value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Author | RWM | SWT | |||||||
| 1997 | Gunning et al. (38) | Mixed | 28 | 252 | Visual, SQ | MRI | 78%, 0.66 | 78%, 0.62 | ||
| 1999 | Tadamura et al. (27) | CAD | 20 | 180 | Visual, SQ | MRI | 84%, 0.73 | 87%, 0.76 | ||
| 1999 | Tadamura et al. (39) | After CABG | 16 | 128 | Visual, SQ | MRI | NA | 76%, 0.62 | ||
| 2001 | Wahba et al. (40) | CAD | 21 | 273 | Visual, SQ | MRI | 84%, 0.72 | 86%, 0.77 | ||
| 1994 | Chua et al. (41) | CAD | 40 | 640 | Visual, SQ | Echo | 91%, 0.68 | 90%, 0.62 | ||
| 1997 | Germano et al. (19) | Mixed | 79 | 1,580 | Quantitative | Visual, SQ GSPECT | 73%, 0.43 | 75%, 0.41 | ||
| 2000 | Sharir et al. (58) | Mixed | 100 | 2,000 | Quantitative | Visual, SQ GSPECT | 80%, 0.71 | 86%, 0.68 | ||
κ = Cohen’s κ; SQ = semiquantitative; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; NA = not available; Echo = echocardiography.