Attempt of quantitative analysis of visual evaluation for (123)I-BMIPP myocardial scintigraphy images

Clin Exp Hypertens. 2011;33(4):264-9. doi: 10.3109/10641963.2011.584022.

Abstract

We developed a new technique to quantitatively analyze visual evaluation single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Short axis tomograms and color scales were computer scanned. The scales were divided into 25 parts; numbers of each hue pixel were scored 0-100%. Short-axis images were divided into eight equal partitions, numbers of hue pixels distributed in each partition were scored, and total scores were obtained. Each partition's radio-isotope (RI) accumulation index was calculated as partition score/highest score. For method validation, scintigrams from each left ventricular phantom part were divided into eight partitions and filled with (123)I-BMPP (10-100%). The error between theoretical and calculated concentrations was within 20% in the concentration range of ≥50%, suggesting a good correlation and indicating the method's validity.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Fatty Acids*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes*
  • Iodobenzenes*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iodobenzenes
  • iodofiltic acid