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Use of PET/CT to detect myocardial inflammation and the risk of malignant arrhythmia in chronic Chagas disease
BackgroundChagas heart disease (CHD) is characterized by progressive myocardial inflammation associated with myocardial fibrosis and segmental...
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Comparison of the prognostic value of impaired stress myocardial blood flow, myocardial flow reserve, and myocardial flow capacity on low-dose Rubidium-82 SiPM PET/CT
BackgroundThe most reliable quantitative variable on Rubidium-82 ( 82 Rb) cardiac PET/CT for predicting major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) has...
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FDG-PET/CT and rest myocardial perfusion imaging to predict high-degree atrioventricular block recovery in cardiac sarcoidosis
BackgroundsHigh-degree atrioventricular block (AVB) recovery in CS has been shown to be highly variable despite immunosuppressive treatment, with no...
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Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of heparin in suppressing physiological myocardial FDG uptake in PET/CT
BackgroundThe present meta-analysis aims to investigate the effectiveness of heparin administration in suppressing physiological myocardial 18 F-fluor...
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4D display of CT LV endocardial and epicardial models morphed from PET Rb-82 perfusion studies accurately quantifies segmental myocardial thickening
BackgroundMPI-derived LV wall thickening assessments for diagnostic purposes has been part of clinical guidelines for two decades. It relies on...
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The active papillary muscle sign in 18F-FDG PET/CT cardiac sarcoidosis exams and its relationship with myocardial suppression
ObjectivePapillary muscle (PM) activity may demonstrate true active cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) or mimic CS in 18 FDG-PET/CT if adequate myocardial...
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Assessment of myocardial fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis using [68Ga]Ga-FAPI-04-PET-CT
PurposeMyocardial fibrosis (MF) is a factor of poor prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Direct in-vivo visualization of fibroblast activation as...
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Early detection of radiation-induced myocardial damage by [18F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT imaging
PurposeRetrospective analysis revealed increased [ 18 F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 uptake in the myocardium of patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer...
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Hybridizing machine learning in survival analysis of cardiac PET/CT imaging
BackgroundMachine Learning (ML) allows integration of the numerous variables delivered by cardiac PET/CT, while traditional survival analysis can...
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Cardiac transplant rejection assessment with 18F-FDG PET-CT: initial single-centre experience for diagnosis and management
BackgroundRejection is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in heart transplant (HTx) recipients. Current methods for diagnosing rejection have...
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Extracardiac findings with increased perfusion during clinical O-15-H2O PET/CT myocardial perfusion imaging: A case series
BackgroundCoincidental extracardiac findings with increased perfusion were reported during myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with various retention...
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Preliminary protocol for measuring the reproducibility and accuracy of flow values on digital PET/CT systems in [15O]H2O myocardial perfusion imaging using a flow phantom
BackgroundSeveral factors may decrease the accuracy of quantitative PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). It is therefore essential to ensure that...
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Feasibility and limitations of deep learning–based coronary calcium scoring in PET-CT: a comparison with coronary calcium score CT
ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the feasibility and limitations of deep learning–based coronary calcium scoring using positron emission...
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Deep learning approach using SPECT-to-PET translation for attenuation correction in CT-less myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging
ObjectiveDeep learning approaches have attracted attention for improving the scoring accuracy in computed tomography-less single photon emission...
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Deep learning for improving PET/CT attenuation correction by elastic registration of anatomical data
BackgroundFor PET/CT, the CT transmission data are used to correct the PET emission data for attenuation. However, subject motion between the...
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Static CT myocardial perfusion imaging: image quality, artifacts including distribution and diagnostic performance compared to 82Rb PET
BackgroundRubidium-82 positron emission tomography ( 82 Rb PET) MPI is considered a noninvasive reference standard for the assessment of myocardial...
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Value of [18F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT for differential diagnosis of malignant and various inflammatory lung lesions: comparison with [18F]FDG PET/CT
ObjectiveUptake of the imaging tracers [ 18 F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 and [ 18 F]FDG varies in some inflammatory lesions, which may result in false-positive...
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Evaluating the cardioprotective effect of metformin on myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury using dynamic 18F-FDG micro-PET/CT imaging
BackgroundThe molecular mechanisms of protective effect of metformin (Met) on ischemic myocardium have not been fully understood. This study aims to...
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Diagnostic values of delayed additional FDG PET/CT scan in the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis
ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the contribution of 18 F-fluorodepxyglucose (FDG) positron (PET)/ computed tomography (CT) acquisition of early...
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Role of PET/CT in diagnosing and monitoring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a review
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder that commonly presents with polyarthritis but can have multisystemic involvement and...
