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Diagnostic value of SPECT, PET and PET/CT in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: A systematic review.
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PMID:  22287989     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the diagnostic value of SPECT, PET and PET/CT in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, based on a systematic review.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A search of PubMed/Medline and Sciencedirect databases in the English-language literature published over the last 24 years was performed. Only studies with at least 10 patients comparing SPECT, PET or combined PET/CT with invasive coronary angiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (50% stenosis) were included for analysis. Sensitivities and specificities estimates pooled across studies were analysed using a Chi-square test.
RESULTS: Twenty-five studies met the selection criteria and were included for the analysis. Ten studies were performed with SPECT alone; while another six studies were performed with PET alone. Five studies were carried out with both PET and SPECT modalities, and the remaining four studies were investigated with integrated PET-CT. The mean value of sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of these imaging modalities for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease was 82% (95%CI: 76 to 88), 76% (95%CI: 70 to 82) and 83% (95%CI: 77 to 89) for SPECT; 91% (95%CI: 85 to 97), 89% (95%CI: 83 to 95) and 89% (95%CI: 83 to 95) for PET; and 85% (95%CI: 79 to 90), 83% (95%CI: 77 to 89) and 88% (95%CI: 82 to 94) for PET/CT, respectively. The diagnostic accuracy of these imaging modalities was dependent on the radiotracers used in these studies, with ammonia resulting in the highest diagnostic value.
CONCLUSION: Our review shows that PET has high diagnostic value for diagnosing coronary artery disease, and this indicates that it is a valuable technique for both detection and prediction of coronary artery disease.
Authors:
M Al Moudi; Z Sun; N Lenzo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-04-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biomedical imaging and intervention journal     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1823-5530     ISO Abbreviation:  Biomed Imaging Interv J     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101258681     Medline TA:  Biomed Imaging Interv J     Country:  Malaysia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e9     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Discipline of Medical Imaging, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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