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Quantitative evaluation of right ventricular overload in cor pulmonale using sup 201 Tl myocardial SPECT

Abstract

To determine quantitatively the discriminant and characteristics of cor pulmonale, {sup 201}Tl myocardial perfusion SPECT was performed in 16 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 7 with restrictive pulmonary disease (RPD). One section of the short-axis SPECT image in which the right ventricle was most clearly visualized was selected. Tl-score was defined as the ratio of the sum of counts in the region of interest (ROI) at the anterior, mid, and posterior regions of the right ventricular free wall to the sum of counts in ROI at the posterior, lateral, and anterior walls of the left ventricle, and the anterior and posterior regions of the interventricular septum. In the group of COPD patients, Tl-score was positively correlated with mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), total pulmonary vascular resistance (TPR), and arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO{sub 2}), while it was inversely correlated with arterial oxygen tension (PaO{sub 2}). However, there was no significant correlation between Tl-score and mPAP, TPR, PaCO{sub 2}, and PaO{sub 2} in the group of RPD patients. In assessing pulmonary hypertension as defined by mPAP over 20 mmHg, a Tl-score greater than 0.25 was useful with a sensitivity of 69% and a specificity of 90%. The occurrence  More>>
Authors:
Kato, Hiroshi; Misawa, Toshihiro; Kutsumi, Yasunori [1] 
  1. Fukui Medical School, Matsuoka (Japan); and others
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1991
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
JPN-92-002399; EDB-92-052315
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Journal of Cardiology; (Japan); Journal Volume: 20:1
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; MYOCARDIUM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; THALLIUM 201; ACCURACY; HYPERTENSION; LUNGS; PNEUMONIA; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; BACTERIAL DISEASES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MUSCLES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; SYMPTOMS; THALLIUM ISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASES; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
OSTI ID:
5600972
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0914-5087; CODEN: JOCAE
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
Pages: 167-175
Announcement Date:
Apr 15, 1992

Citation Formats

Kato, Hiroshi, Misawa, Toshihiro, and Kutsumi, Yasunori. Quantitative evaluation of right ventricular overload in cor pulmonale using sup 201 Tl myocardial SPECT. Japan: N. p., 1991. Web.
Kato, Hiroshi, Misawa, Toshihiro, & Kutsumi, Yasunori. Quantitative evaluation of right ventricular overload in cor pulmonale using sup 201 Tl myocardial SPECT. Japan.
Kato, Hiroshi, Misawa, Toshihiro, and Kutsumi, Yasunori. 1991. "Quantitative evaluation of right ventricular overload in cor pulmonale using sup 201 Tl myocardial SPECT." Japan.
@misc{etde_5600972,
title = {Quantitative evaluation of right ventricular overload in cor pulmonale using sup 201 Tl myocardial SPECT}
author = {Kato, Hiroshi, Misawa, Toshihiro, and Kutsumi, Yasunori}
abstractNote = {To determine quantitatively the discriminant and characteristics of cor pulmonale, {sup 201}Tl myocardial perfusion SPECT was performed in 16 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 7 with restrictive pulmonary disease (RPD). One section of the short-axis SPECT image in which the right ventricle was most clearly visualized was selected. Tl-score was defined as the ratio of the sum of counts in the region of interest (ROI) at the anterior, mid, and posterior regions of the right ventricular free wall to the sum of counts in ROI at the posterior, lateral, and anterior walls of the left ventricle, and the anterior and posterior regions of the interventricular septum. In the group of COPD patients, Tl-score was positively correlated with mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), total pulmonary vascular resistance (TPR), and arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO{sub 2}), while it was inversely correlated with arterial oxygen tension (PaO{sub 2}). However, there was no significant correlation between Tl-score and mPAP, TPR, PaCO{sub 2}, and PaO{sub 2} in the group of RPD patients. In assessing pulmonary hypertension as defined by mPAP over 20 mmHg, a Tl-score greater than 0.25 was useful with a sensitivity of 69% and a specificity of 90%. The occurrence of cor pulmonale is a major factor in determining the prognosis of COPD patients. It was concluded that {sup 201}Tl myocardial SPECT is useful for evaluating right ventricular overload quantitatively, as well as for assessing core pulmonale, especially in COPD patients, since the ratio of Tl counts in the right and left ventricles was significantly correlated with right cardiopulmonary hemodynamic parameters. (N.K.).}
journal = []
volume = {20:1}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Japan}
year = {1991}
month = {Jan}
}