• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.203-206
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• 2009

Nuclear cardiac imaging has been widely used to assess viable myocardium in patients with ischemic heart disease, The assessment of viable myocardium is important in selecting patients who will be benefit from revascularization. Although revascularization is indicated in patients with sufficient myocardium, patients with scar tissue should be treated medically. Nuclear imaging methods including myocardial perfusion SPECT and FDG PET have been shown to be effective modalities for identifying viable myocardium.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2019

Nuclear imaging is one of the most powerful measures for non-invasive diagnosis of myocardial vascular disease. Radionuclide such as ¹³N, ¹⁵O, ²⁰¹Tl and ⁸²Rb is used for the measurement of cardiac blood flow. ¹³N, ¹⁵O and ²⁰¹Tl are produced in cyclotrons while ⁸²Rb is obtained from generator. Rubidium (Rb), an alkali ion, behaves biologically like potassium, and accumulates in myocardial tissue. Rb has rapid blood clearance profile which allows the use of ⁸²Rb with a short physical half-life of 75 s for non-invasive evaluation of regional myocardial perfusion. There are several advantages of ⁸²Rb over other radioisotopes. An ultra-short half-life significantly reduces the exposure of patients to radiation and allows to repeat injections for studying the effects of medical intervention. As a positron emitter, ⁸²Rb allows positron emission tomography (PET) imaging which have shown superior diagnostic performances. ⁸²Rb can be produced from generator by decay of its parent ⁸²Sr. However, the preparation of ⁸²Sr is difficult, because appropriate purity is required to meet the specification of the product. Recently reported procedure from ARRONAX research institute showed that a Chelex-100 resin is sufficient for this purpose and additional column is not necessary. Whereas Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) procedure contains three ion exchange resin separation, including Chelex-100 resin. Currently, since ⁸²Sr production site is non-existent in Korea, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has plan to produce ⁸²Sr within specifications. We compared ⁸²Sr purification procedures reported from ARRONAX and BNL to investigate the most suitable procedure for our conditions.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.535-546
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• 2021

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of texture analysis on non-contrast-enhanced T1 maps of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging for the diagnosis of myocardial injury in acute myocardial infarction (MI). Materials and Methods: This study included 68 patients (57 males and 11 females; mean age, 55.7 ± 10.5 years) with acute ST-segment-elevation MI who had undergone 3T CMR after a percutaneous coronary intervention. Forty patients of them also underwent a 6-month follow-up CMR. The CMR protocol included T2-weighted imaging, T1 mapping, rest first-pass perfusion, and late gadolinium enhancement. Radiomics features were extracted from the T1 maps using open-source software. Radiomics signatures were constructed with the selected strongest features to evaluate the myocardial injury severity and predict the recovery of left ventricular (LV) longitudinal systolic myocardial contractility. Results: A total of 1088 segments of the acute CMR images were analyzed; 103 (9.5%) segments showed microvascular obstruction (MVO), and 557 (51.2%) segments showed MI. A total of 640 segments were included in the 6-month follow-up analysis, of which 160 (25.0%) segments showed favorable recovery of LV longitudinal systolic myocardial contractility. Combined radiomics signature and T1 values resulted in a higher diagnostic performance for MVO compared to T1 values alone (area under the curve [AUC] in the training set; 0.88, 0.72, p = 0.031: AUC in the test set; 0.86, 0.71, p = 0.002). Combined radiomics signature and T1 values also provided a higher predictive value for LV longitudinal systolic myocardial contractility recovery compared to T1 values (AUC in the training set; 0.76, 0.55, p < 0.001: AUC in the test set; 0.77, 0.60, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The combination of radiomics of non-contrast-enhanced T1 mapping and T1 values could provide higher diagnostic accuracy for MVO. Radiomics also provides incremental value in the prediction of LV longitudinal systolic myocardial contractility at six months.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1007-1020
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• 2018

Objective: To compare the diagnostic performance of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) myocardial perfusion at 1.5- and 3-tesla (T) for detecting significant coronary artery disease (CAD), with invasive coronary angiography (ICA) as the reference method. Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled 281 patients (age $62.4{\pm}8.3$ years, 193 men) with suspected or known CAD who had undergone 1.5T or 3T CMR and ICA. Two independent radiologists interpreted perfusion defects. With ICA as the reference standard, the diagnostic performance of 1.5T and 3T CMR for identifying significant CAD (${\geq}50%$ diameter reduction of the left main and ${\geq}70%$ diameter reduction of other epicardial arteries) was determined. Results: No differences were observed in baseline characteristics or prevalence of CAD and old myocardial infarction (MI) using 1.5T (n = 135) or 3T (n = 146) systems. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for detecting significant CAD were similar between the 1.5T (84%, 64%, 74%, 76%, and 0.75 per patient and 68%, 83%, 66%, 84%, and 0.76 per vessel) and 3T (80%, 71%, 71%, 80%, and 0.76 per patient and 75%, 86%, 64%, 91%, and 0.81 per vessel) systems. In patients with multi-vessel CAD without old MI, the sensitivity, specificity, and AUC with 3T were greater than those with 1.5T on a per-vessel basis (71% vs. 36%, 92% vs. 69%, and 0.82 vs. 0.53, respectively). Conclusion: 3T CMR has similar diagnostic performance to 1.5T CMR in detecting significant CAD, except for higher diagnostic performance in patients with multi-vessel CAD without old MI.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.228-233
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• 2000

목적: 역재분포(reverse redistribution)는 심근관류영상에서 초기 thallium 섭취가 정상이거나 정상에 가까운 지역이 재분포 영상에서는 결손으로 보이는 것으로 정의되는데 역재분포의 특성을 더욱 잘 이해하기 위하여 심근조영 심초음파(myocardial contrast echocardiography, MCE)에 의해 진단된 심내막하심근경색과 심근 SPECT 영상에서 관찰되는 역재분포를 연관시켜 분석하였다. 대상및 방법: 급성심근경색으로 진단된 20명의 환자들을 대상으로 경피적 관동맥 성형술로 재혈관화 한 후에 심근조영 심초음파를 시행 한 후 24시간 이내에 심근 SPECT를 시행하였다. 심근조영 심초음파로 미세혈관분포에 대한 조영증강 정도를 세 단계로 평가하였고(1: 정상 조영증강, 0.5: 부분 조영증강, 0: 조영증강 없음) 심내막하경색의 진단은 심외막에만 국한되어 조영이 되고 심내막이 조영되지 않을 경우로 하였다. 심근관류 결손은 4단계(경도, 중등도, 고도, 정상)로 나누었고 24시간 지연영상에서 1단계 이상 나빠지는 경우 역재분포가 존재한다고 판단하였다. 비모수적 Kendall 상관 계수를 SAS 통계 패키지를 이용하여 계산하였다. 결과: 20예 중 15예(75%)가 일치하였다(8예는 양쪽 검사 모두에서 양성, 7예는 음성). 통계 분석상 심근조영심초음파 양성(심내막하 심근경색)인 예와 SPECT 양성(역재분포인 예)인 예의 사이에는 Kendall 상관계수가 0.5025였고 P값이 0.0285였다. 결론: 급성심근경색 환자에서 재혈관화치료 후에 관찰되는 역재분포 소견은 심근조영 심초음파에 보이는 심내막하 심근경색 소견과 유의한 연관이 있었다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.502-506
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• 1996

연구 목적 : 디피리다몰 부하-휴식 Tc-99m MIBI 일일 심근영상법에서 부하기 영상이 정상인 환자에서 휴식기 영상이 필요한지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 흉통을 주소로 전남대학교병원을 내원하여 핵의학과에서 디피리다몰 부하/휴식 MIBI 심근관류 SPECT를 시행한 환자 중 부하시 스캔 소견상 관류결손이 없었고, 심근관류검사 전후 1개월 이내에 관동맥조영술로 관동맥병변 유무가 확진된 43명의 환자(남:여=24:19, 평균연령 $52{\pm}11세$)를 대상으로 하였다. 촬영방법은 디피리다몰 부하-휴식 Tc-99m MIBI 일일 심근영상법을 사용하였다. 결과 및 결론 : 부하기 영상이 정상인 환자 중 관동맥질환이 없는 경우 휴식기에도 정상으로 나올 확률은 79% (23/29)였고, 새로운 관류결손이 나올 확률은 21%였다. 부하기 영상이 정상이면서 관동맥질환이 있는 환자에서 휴식기 영상으로 새로운 결손을 찾아낼 확률은 22%였다. 따라서, 흉통을 호소하는 환자에서 부하기 영상이 정상일때 휴식기 영상은 대체로 추가적인 정보를 주지 못한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 그러나, 관동맥경련이 있는 환자는 5명 중 4명(80%)에서 휴식기 영상에 새로운 관류결손이 보일 수 있으므로, 관동맥경련이 의심되는 환자에서는 휴식기 영상을 촬영할 필요가 있을 것으로 사료되었다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1081-1092
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• 2023

Objective: To investigate the incidence of microvascular myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and its relationship with angina. Materials and Methods: Diabetic patients and an intermediate-to-high pretest probability of CAD were prospectively enrolled. Non-diabetic patients but with an intermediate-to-high pretest probability of CAD were retrospectively included as controls. The patients underwent dynamic computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging (CT-MPI) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to quantify coronary stenosis, myocardial blood flow (MBF), and extracellular volume (ECV). The proportion of patients with microvascular myocardial ischemia, defined as any myocardial segment with a mean MBF ≤ of 100 mL/min/100 mL, in patients without obstructive CAD (Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System [CAD-RADS] grade 0-2 on CCTA) was determined. Various quantitative parameters of the patients with and without diabetes without obstructive CAD were compared. Multivariable analysis was used to determine the association between microvascular myocardial ischemia and angina symptoms in diabetic patients without obstructive CAD. Results: One hundred and fifty-two diabetic patients (mean age: 59.7 ± 10.7; 77 males) and 266 non-diabetic patients (62.0 ± 12.3; 167 males) were enrolled; CCTA revealed 113 and 155 patients without obstructive CAD, respectively. For patients without obstructive CAD, the mean global MBF was significantly lower for those with diabetes than for those without (152.8 mL/min/100 mL vs. 170.4 mL/min/100 mL, P < 0.001). The mean ECV was significantly higher for diabetic patients (27.2% vs. 25.8%, P = 0.009). Among the patients without obstructive CAD, the incidence of microvascular myocardial ischemia (36.3% [41/113] vs. 10.3% [16/155], P < 0.001) and interstitial fibrosis (69.9% [79/113] vs. 33.3% [8/24], P = 0.001) were significantly higher in diabetic patients than in the controls. The presence of microvascular myocardial ischemia was independently associated with angina symptoms (adjusted odds ratio = 3.439, P = 0.037) in diabetic patients but without obstructive CAD. Conclusion: Dynamic CT-MPI + CCTA revealed a high incidence of microvascular myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients without obstructive CAD. Microvascular myocardial ischemia is strongly associated with angina.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2009

Risk stratification and assessment of prognosis in patients with known or suspected CAD is of crucial important for the practice of contemporary medicine. Noninvasive testing such as myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, coronary artery calcium scoring or CT coronary angiography is increasingly being used to determine the need for aggressive medical therapy and to select patients for catheterization. The integrated anatomic and functional information may provide more additional information for the cardiologist or other clinician by the improved risk stratification and diagnostic accuracy of integrated techniques. The development of SPECT/CT or PET/CT hybrid systems is therefore of important value for the nuclear cardiology.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2005

Hypoxia (decreased tissue oxygen tension) is a component of many diseases such as tumors, cerebrovascular diseases and ischemic heart diseases. Although hypoxia can be secondary to a low inspired $pO_2$ or a variety of lung disorders, the most common cause is ischemia due to an oxygen demand greater than the local oxygen supply. In the heart tissue, hypoxia is often observed in persistent low-flow states, such as hibernating myocardium. Direct "hot spot" imaging of myocardial tissue hypoxia is potentially of great clinical importance because it may provide a means of identifying dysfunctional chronically ischemic but viable hibernating myocardium. A series of radiopharmaceuticals that incorporate nitroimidazole moieties have been synthesized to detect decreased local tissue pO2. In contrast to agents that localize in proportion to perfusion, these agents concentrate in hypoxic tissue. However, the ideal agents are not developed yet and the progress is very slow. Furthermore, the research focus is on tumor hypoxia nowadays. This review introduces the myocardial hypoxia imaging with summarizing the development of radiopharmaceuticals.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.386-394
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• 2009

목적: 게이트 심근관류 SPECT는 심혈관 질환을 진단하고 예후를 예측하는데 효과적인 검사로 알려져 있다. 이 연구에서는 게이트 심근관류 SPECT의 좌심실 국소 기능지표로서 새롭게 제안한 심근의 속도와 기존의 심장기능지표인 구혈률, 관류, 심근 두꺼워짐 등을 비교하고 상관성을 조사함으로써 심근 속도 정보의 임상적 의미를 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 대조군 17명(남:녀=9:8, 평균연령 $61.8{\pm}11.1$세), 관상 동맥 질환군 39명(남:녀=18:21, 평균연령 $66.9{\pm}8.1$세)을 대상으로 게이트 심근관류 SPECT를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 부하-휴식 1일 아데노신부하 Tc-99m tetrofosmin 게이트 심근관류 SPEET를 시행하였으며, 20분절 중 심첨부와 기저부를 제외한 12개 분절만을 사용하였다. 환자의 R-R시간 간격을 8단위 게이트에서 수축기와 이완기의 비로 나누어 개인별 수축과 이완 시간을 구하고, 부하기와 휴식기에서 심근 움직임 지표를 수축과 이완 시간으로 나누어 각각의 국소 심근 속도를 계산하였다. 결과: 대조군에서 분절 별, 관상 동맥 분지 별 정상 심근 속도 값을 구할 수 있었다. 관상 동맥 질환군의 심근 속도가 정상군에 비해 유의하게 낮았으나, 관상 동맥 질환군 중 구혈률이 유지되는 분절들의 심근 속도는 대조군과 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 심혈관 질환군의 관류와 심근 속도는 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 또 심근 두꺼워짐이 감소해 있는 관상 동맥 질환군의 분절 중 심근 속도가 감소해 있는 분절의 부하기 관류는 심근 속도가 유지되는 분절에 비해 유의하게 낮은 값을 보였다. 결론: 정상 심근 속도를 제시하고, 관상 동맥 질환군의 심근 속도가 정상군 보다 유의하게 낮음을 보여 주었으며, 심근 속도라는 새로운 지표가 좌심실 국소 가능을 평가하는데 도움이 될 것으로 제안 하였다. 정량화가 주는 장점을 활용하고 있는 핵의학 영상기기의 특징을 이용하여 기능적인 지표를 계속해서 개발 할 필요가 있으리라 생각된다.