TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification and viability assessment of infarcted myocardium with late enhancement multidetector computed tomography
T2 - Comparison with thallium single photon emission computed tomography and echocardiography
AU - Chiou, Kuan Rau
AU - Liu, Chun Peng
AU - Peng, Nan Jing
AU - Huang, Wei Chun
AU - Hsiao, Shih Hung
AU - Huang, Yi Luan
AU - Chen, Kuen Huang
AU - Wu, Ming Ting
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - Background: Recent studies revealed that multidetector computed tomography late enhancement (MDCT-LE) is a reliable technique for detecting necrotic and scarred myocardial tissue. The aims of the study were to identify infarcted myocardium using MDCT-LE protocol in patients after myocardial infarction (MI) and assess viability in resting wall motion abnormalities. Methods: One hundred one patients with previous MI (62 ± 13 years, 1-6 months after MI) underwent MDCT-LE (15 minutes after contrast medium administration), rest-redistribution thallium single photon emission computed tomography (Tl-SPECT), and dobutamine echocardiography (DbE). In a 17-segment model, infarcted myocardium detected by MDCT-LE was categorized as none, 1%-25%, 26%-50%, 51%-75%, or >75% segmental extent and was compared with decreased uptake of Tl-SPECT and contractile function by DbE on per patient and segmental basis in a blinded fashion. Results: By per patient analysis, MDCT-LE identified the presence of infarcted myocardium in 97 patients (96%), and Tl-SPECT decreased uptake in 88 patients (87%), (P = .02). By per segment analysis, the concordance for detecting infarcted myocardium was good (κ value = 0.792). In segments with resting wall motion abnormalities (N = 486), there was moderate concordance in assessing viability (κ value between MDCT and Tl-SPECT = 0.555, MDCT and DbE = 0.498, Tl-SPECT and DbE = 0.478) with predefined MDCT-LE threshold of 50% segmental extent. Among segments with MDCT-LE >75% segmental extent, the proportion designated nonviable by Tl-SPECT and DbE reached 87.8% and 92.2%, respectively. Conclusions: Multidetector computed tomography late enhancement is accurate in identifying the presence and extent of infarcted myocardium. Its segmental extent has good correlation with the magnitude of thallium decreased uptake and can predict contractile reserve. Multidetector computed tomography late enhancement can be an alternative to assess viability.
AB - Background: Recent studies revealed that multidetector computed tomography late enhancement (MDCT-LE) is a reliable technique for detecting necrotic and scarred myocardial tissue. The aims of the study were to identify infarcted myocardium using MDCT-LE protocol in patients after myocardial infarction (MI) and assess viability in resting wall motion abnormalities. Methods: One hundred one patients with previous MI (62 ± 13 years, 1-6 months after MI) underwent MDCT-LE (15 minutes after contrast medium administration), rest-redistribution thallium single photon emission computed tomography (Tl-SPECT), and dobutamine echocardiography (DbE). In a 17-segment model, infarcted myocardium detected by MDCT-LE was categorized as none, 1%-25%, 26%-50%, 51%-75%, or >75% segmental extent and was compared with decreased uptake of Tl-SPECT and contractile function by DbE on per patient and segmental basis in a blinded fashion. Results: By per patient analysis, MDCT-LE identified the presence of infarcted myocardium in 97 patients (96%), and Tl-SPECT decreased uptake in 88 patients (87%), (P = .02). By per segment analysis, the concordance for detecting infarcted myocardium was good (κ value = 0.792). In segments with resting wall motion abnormalities (N = 486), there was moderate concordance in assessing viability (κ value between MDCT and Tl-SPECT = 0.555, MDCT and DbE = 0.498, Tl-SPECT and DbE = 0.478) with predefined MDCT-LE threshold of 50% segmental extent. Among segments with MDCT-LE >75% segmental extent, the proportion designated nonviable by Tl-SPECT and DbE reached 87.8% and 92.2%, respectively. Conclusions: Multidetector computed tomography late enhancement is accurate in identifying the presence and extent of infarcted myocardium. Its segmental extent has good correlation with the magnitude of thallium decreased uptake and can predict contractile reserve. Multidetector computed tomography late enhancement can be an alternative to assess viability.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.013
DO - 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 18371485
AN - SCOPUS:40849135852
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 155
SP - 738
EP - 745
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
IS - 4
ER -