![Loading...](https://link.springer.com/static/c4a417b97a76cc2980e3c25e2271af3129e08bbe/images/pdf-preview/spacer.gif)
-
Article
Multimodality imaging of primary cardiac angiosarcoma
-
Article
Fibroblast activation protein imaging in atrial fibrillation: a proof-of-concept study
To evaluate the feasibility of using radiolabeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT imaging to assess activated fibroblasts in the atria of individuals with AF and to identify factors contr...
-
Article
Machine learning to predict hemodynamically significant CAD based on traditional risk factors, coronary artery calcium and epicardial fat volume
We sought to establish an explainable machine learning (ML) model to screen for hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease (CAD) based on traditional risk factors, coronary artery calcium (CAC) and ep...
-
Article
Prognostic value of myocardial flow reserve measured with CZT cardiac-dedicated SPECT low-dose dynamic myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with INOCA
Clinical use of dynamic myocardial perfusion imaging (D-MPI) of cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) cardiac-dedicated SPECT is growing, showing a higher application value than conventional SPECT. The prognostic value...
-
Article
Left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony: a novel imaging marker for early assessment of myocardial damage in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction and normal myocardial perfusion
Myocardial damage is the important cause of heart failure (HF) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which is difficult to early diagnose, especially in T2DM with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)...
-
Article
A case of disappearing amyloid on technetium pyrophosphate scan
Technetium-99mm pyrophosphate (Tc-PYP) scintigraphy is a highly accurate non-invasive method for the diagnosis of transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis. Prognosis for this disease is improved following trea...
-
Article
Coronary computed tomography angiography imaging features combined with computed tomography-fractional flow reserve, pericoronary fat attenuation index, and radiomics for the prediction of myocardial ischemia
This study aimed to predict myocardial ischemia (MIS) by constructing models with imaging features, CT-fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR), pericoronary fat attenuation index (pFAI), and radiomics based on corona...
-
Article
Cardiac fibroblast activation imaging in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
-
Article
Prognostic value of myocardial flow reserve derived by quantitative SPECT for patients with intermediate coronary stenoses
Functional assessment of myocardial ischemia is critical for patients with intermediate coronary stenosis. As the diagnosis performance of absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial ...
-
Article
Myocardial fibroblast activation imaging in light chain cardiac amyloidosis
-
Article
Pericardial paraganglioma detected with contrast-enhanced CT, MRI, and 18F-FDG PET/CT findings
-
Article
Diagnostic value of quantitative myocardial blood flow assessment by NaI(Tl) SPECT in detecting significant stenosis: a prospective, multi-center study
The aim of this prospective multi-center study was to investigate the diagnostic value of myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantification using NaI(Tl)-based single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for d...
-
Article
68Ga-FAPI PET/CT for molecular assessment of fibroblast activation in right heart in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a single-center, pilot study
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with radiolabeled fibroblasts activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) provides the opportunity to directly visualize fibrosis. This study aimed to investigate the feasibi...
-
Article
Texture analysis of SPECT myocardial perfusion provides prognostic value for dilated cardiomyopathy
Texture analysis (TA) has demonstrated clinical values in extracting information, quantifying inhomogeneity, evaluating treatment outcomes, and predicting long-term prognosis for cardiac diseases. The aim of t...
-
Article
Value of rest 18F-FDG myocardial imaging in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in Chinese patients with suspected unstable angina: A prospective real-world clinical study
This study aimed to determine the clinical value of rest 18F-FDG imaging in Chinese patients with non-acute chest pain, normal ECG, negative troponin, and suspected UA.
-
Article
Right atrial angiosarcoma detected with 13N-NH3 myocardial PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT
-
Article
A method using deep learning to discover new predictors from left-ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony for CRT response
Studies have shown that the conventional parameters characterizing left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVMD) measured on gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) have their own statistical limitati...
-
Article
Open AccessIncorporating coronary artery calcium scoring in the prediction of obstructive coronary artery disease with myocardial ischemia: a study with sequential use of coronary computed tomography angiography and positron emission tomography imaging
Additional strategies are needed to refine the referral for diagnostic testing of symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to compare various models to predict hemodynamicall...
-
Article
Mediastinum-type lung cancer on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT with cardiac insufficiency as the first symptom
-
Article
Radioiodinated hypericin as a tracer for detection of acute myocardial infarction: SPECT-CT imaging in a swine model
Hypericin (Hyp) is a natural compound with a newly discovered necrosis-avidity, which can be exploited as a necrosis-avid tracer once labeled with radioactive iodine as has been tested in rodent models. This s...