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Volume 33, Nº 2, March and April 2020

   

DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20190035

CASE REPORT

Quantification of Myocardial Ischemia: Comparison between Myocardial SPECT and 13NH3 PET/TC

Angelica Mazzoletti

Francesco Dondi

Maria Gazzilli

Raffaele Giubbini





Introduction

Myocardial perfusion is a very important tool to diagnose and quantify hypoperfusion related to coronary artery disease (CAD). Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a widely available nuclear medicine imaging tool. Cardiac 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography/computed tomography (13NH3 PET/CT) has increased its capability to provide quantitative measures of myocardial blood flow at rest and under stress, as well as of coronary flow reserve (CFR), in addition to better image quality.

Keywords: Myocardial Ischemia/diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging; Tomography Emission- Computed Single-Photon/methods; Positron-Emission Tomography/method.