High-speed scanning of planar images showing 123 I-MIBG uptake using a whole-body CZT camera: a phantom and clinical study

EJNMMI Research
Nanami OkanoIchiro Matsunari

Abstract

The heart-to-mediastinum ratio (HMR) obtained in myocardial sympathetic innervation imaging using 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) is used for heart failure or Lewy body diseases (LBD). Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT, a novel whole-body scanner, enables direct HMR measurements in planar images, in contrast to cardiac-dedicated CZT-based cameras which require specific post-processing reconstruction. We sought to investigate the clinical utility of the Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT for myocardial innervation imaging and the potential time reduction. Following preliminary phantom examinations, 123I-MIBG planar imaging was performed in 36 patients with suspected or known LBD to measure HMRs with a collection time of 300 s. Images for different collection times were subsequently reframed using already acquired data, and changes in HMRs were evaluated. The HMRs for patients with versus without clinically diagnosed LBD were 1.63 ± 0.08 versus 2.21 ± 0.08 at early phase (p < 0.001) and 1.54 ± 0.09 versus 2.08 ± 0.09 at delayed phase (p < 0.001). The difference of HMRs (300 s - other collection time) became greater as the collection time became shorter. There was good consistency in HMRs between the 300-s images (reference) and the 200-s (intra-c...Continue Reading

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