Diagnostic performance of fusion of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and computed tomography coronary angiography

…, R Sanyal, R Halkar, M Ornelas, L Verdes… - Journal of nuclear …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background We evaluated the incremental diagnostic value of fusion images of coronary
computed tomography angiography (CTA) and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) over MPI …

Left-ventricular systolic and diastolic dyssynchrony as assessed by multi-harmonic phase analysis of gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with end …

J Chen, AP Kalogeropoulos, L Verdes, J Butler… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study was to develop a multi-harmonic phase analysis method
to measure diastolic dyssynchrony from conventional gated SPECT myocardial perfusion …

Quantitative 82Rb PET/CT: Development and validation of myocardial perfusion database

…, RD Folks, EV Garcia, L Verdes… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
The use of myocardial perfusion 82 Rb PET/CT studies continues to increase but its accuracy
using database quantification methods for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Quantitative I-123 mIBG SPECT in differentiating abnormal and normal mIBG myocardial uptake

JI Chen, RD Folks, L Verdes, DN Manatunga… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate global quantitation of cardiac uptake
on I-123 mIBG SPECT. Methods The study included a pilot group of 67 subjects and a …

Diagnostic performance of low-dose rest/stress Tc-99m tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion SPECT using the 530c CZT camera: quantitative vs visual analysis

FP Esteves, JR Galt, RD Folks, L Verdes… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background We set out to develop normal databases and prospectively validate abnormality
criteria for a low-dose Tc-99m tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion SPECT protocol using the …

Attenuation correction reveals gender-related differences in the normal values of transient ischemic dilation index in rest-exercise stress sestamibi myocardial …

…, C Santana, RD Folks, F Esteves, L Verdes… - Journal of nuclear …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Transient ischemic dilation (TID) has been established as an important
independent marker of severe and extensive coronary artery disease (CAD) in myocardial …

Adenosine stress rubidium-82 PET/computed tomography in patients with known and suspected coronary artery disease

…, R Sanyal, JA Nye, CA Santana, L Verdes… - Nuclear Medicine …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is
increasingly being utilized for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). However, there is a …

Normal values and prospective validation of transient ischaemic dilation index in 82Rb PET myocardial perfusion imaging

…, A Rivero, R Sanyal, FP Esteves, L Verdes… - Nuclear medicine …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background The use of 82 Rb positron emission tomography (PET) for the diagnosis of
coronary artery disease (CAD) has increased in recent years but the role of some of the …

Prognostic performance of quantitative PET tools for stratification of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing myocardial viability assessment

…, M Ornelas, RD Folks, L Verdes… - Nuclear medicine …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives This study was performed to determine the prognostic performance of quantitative
PET tools in the stratification of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing …

Development of a relational database to capture and merge clinical history with the quantitative results of radionuclide renography

…, B Savir-Baruch, EV Garcia, L Verdes… - Journal of nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
Our objective was to design and implement a clinical history database capable of linking to
our database of quantitative results from 99m Tc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) renal …