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Book of Abstracts International Conference on Integrated Medical Imaging in Cardiovascular Diseases in Cardiovascular Diseases (IMIC 2013) in Cardiovascular on Integrated Medical Imaging International Conference (IMIC 2013) 30 September – 4 October 2013 Vienna International Centre Vienna, Austria ABSTRACTS International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA-CN-202 Vienna International Centre P.O. Box 100 Wagramer Strasse 5 1400 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 2600 (0) Fax: +43 1 26007 Email: offi [email protected] A p IAEA conference web site: p r http://www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/ o C p l r i ia n te ic U a se l Cr iteria S P ro P to E co C ls T Qu nt alit me y Manage P E T M R CT ECHO @ 1 @ 13-32851 CN-202 @Organized by the In cooperation with the Asian Regional Cooperative Council for Nuclear Medicine Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine European Associacion of Nuclear Medicine World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology European Society of Radiology International Society of Radiology The material in this book has been supplied by the authors and has not been edited. The views expressed remain the responsibility of the named authors and do not necessarily refl ect those of the government of the designating Member State(s). The IAEA cannot be held responsible for any material reproduced in this book. International Conference on Integrated Medical Imaging in Cardiovascular Diseases in Cardiovascular Diseases (IMIC 2013) in Cardiovascular on Integrated Medical Imaging International Conference (IMIC 2013) 30 September – 4 October 2013 Vienna International Centre Vienna, Austria ABSTRACTS International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA-CN-202 Vienna International Centre P.O. Box 100 Wagramer Strasse 5 1400 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 1 2600 (0) Fax: +43 1 26007 Email: offi [email protected] A p IAEA conference web site: p r http://www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/ o C p l r i ia n te ic U a se l Cr iteria S P ro P to E co C ls T Qu nt alit me y Manage P E T M R CT ECHO @ 1 @ 13-32851 CN-202 International Conference on Integrated Medical Imaging in Cardiovascular Diseases (IMIC 2013) Vienna International Centre Vienna, Austria 30 September – 4 October 2013 BOOK OF ABSTRACTS IAEA-CN-202 CONTENTS MEMBER STATE EXPERIENCE WITH S.P.E.C.T., P.E.T., ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, C.T. AND M.R.I. IN THE MANAGEMENT OF C.V.D.s IAEA-CN-202/103…………………………………………………………………………… 3 Cardiac CT Patient Dose in Algeria: First Results N. Khelassi-Toutaoui, A. Benali, A. Toutaoui, Z. Brahimi, et al. IAEA-CN-202/104…………………………………………………………………………… 5 A Study of 4 Minutes versus 6 Minutes Protocol for Pharmacological Stress Testing Using Adenosine for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Comparison with Echocardiography Findings G. Malhotra, K. Panchal, M. V. Reddy, R. V. Asopa, et al. IAEA-CN-202/106…………………………………………………………………………… 7 Correlation & Agreement of Measurements of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Radionuclide Methods & Echocardiogram F. Alam, R. Hossain, A. K. Sarker IAEA-CN-202/108…………………………………………………………………………...10 Fluordeoxyglucose in the Assessment and Therapy Control of an Atrial Angiosarcoma M. J. Jofré Manieu IAEA-CN-202/109………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Application of SPECT-CT in Patients with Suspicion of a Vascular Graft Infection I. Kostadinova, S. Ivanova, M. Garcheva IAEA-CN-202/111………………………………………………………………………….. 14 FDG Uptake in Large Arteries, Comparison between Genders and Correlation with Aging G. Bural, D. Torigian, M. Houseni, A. Alavi IAEA-CN-202/112………………………………………………………………………….. 15 Implications of Persistent ST Segment Elevation in Q-Wave Anteroseptal Myocardial Infarction – Correlation with Myocardial Perfusion Gated SPECT P. Subramanyam, S. S. Palaniswamy i IAEA-CN-202/113………………………………………………………………………….. 16 Is Exercise Induced ST Depression an Accurate Indicator of Viability in Infarct-Related Artery? - A Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Study P. Subramanyam, S. S. Palaniswamy IAEA-CN-202/114………………………………………………………………………….. 17 Influence of Attenuation Correction on the Interpretation of Myocardial Perfusion Images M. Garcheva, I. Kostadinova IAEA-CN-202/115………………………………………………………………………….. 18 Dynamics of Myocardial Perfusion with MIBI in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Post-Infarction Cardiosclerosis After Stem Cell Therapy A. Dustov, U. Kurbanov, M. Mirshahi IAEA-CN-202/116…………………………………………………………………………..20 Early Diastolic Dysfunction Detection by 16-bin Gated MPI SPECT in End Stage Liver Disease Patients with Normal Myocardial Perfusion Undergoing Pre-Transplant Cardiac Evaluation S. J. Gandhi, S. L. G. Praveen, S. Padma, S. S. Palaniswamy IAEA-CN-202/117………………………………………………………………………….. 22 Can MPI SPECT Predict Abnormalities on Carotid / Lower Limb Doppler USG for Extra Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease S. J. Gandhi, S. L. G. Praveen, S. Padma, S. S. Palaniswamy IAEA-CN-202/118………………………………………………………………………….. 24 Role of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT in the Prediction of Post-Surgery Recovery of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Severe LV Dysfunction S. S. Palaniswamy, S. Padma IAEA-CN-202/119………………………………………………………………………….. 25 The Correlation between LVEF Gated-SPECT with Hemodialysis, Calcium-Phosphorus Product and Parathyroid Hormone in Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases D. Nariman, E. Purnomo ii IAEA-CN-202/120………………………………………………………………………….. 26 Correlation between Mean Platelet Volume and Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Parameters A. S. Doğan, E. İzgi, M. E. Erkan, M. Aşık, et al. IAEA-CN-202/121………………………………………………………………………….. 27 Evaluation of Gated SPECT MIBI Functional and Perfusion Abnormalities in Patients with Previous Inferior Myocardial Infarction D. Sobic Saranovic, Z. Petrasinovic, V. Artiko, V. Obradovic IAEA-CN-202/122………………………………………………………………………….. 28 Possibilities of Echocardiography in Estimation of Cardiotoxicity of Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients O. Solodyannikova, N. Golovko, L. Shevchuk IAEA-CN-202/123………………………………………………………………………….. 30 Comparison of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction between Gated Myocardial Perfusion SPECT/CT and Echocardiography in CHD patients X. Liu, J. Yuan, C. Liu, J. J. Zaknun IAEA-CN-202/125………………………………………………………………………….. 31 Does the Thallium Defect Pattern in Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy Depict the Level of Stenoses in Single Vessel CAD Involving the Left Anterior Descending Artery V. Agarwal IAEA-CN-202/126………………………………………………………………………….. 32 Myocardial Infarct in Young Patients: SPECT MPI Findings S. Rahabi, M. Habbeche, I. Ghedbane, A. Khelifa, et al. IAEA-CN-202/127………………………………………………………………………….. 33 Brain Natriuretic Peptide Correlation Study with SPECT Stress and Rest MPI Findings S. E. Bouyoucef, S. Rahabi, M. Habbeche, I. Ghedbane, et al. IAEA-CN-202/129………………………………………………………………………….. 34 Proportion of Patients with QRS Greater than 120 msec and Normal Phase Gated SPECT MPI Image S. Merlano Gaitan, E. Rodriguez, R. Murgueitio iii IAEA-CN-202/130………………………………………………………………………….. 35 Evaluation of Myocardial Viability with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients with Left Ventricular Aneurysms C. A. Stan, C. Chirion, D. A. Stanescu, D. C. Calin, et al. IAEA-CN-202/133………………………………………………………………………….. 36 Characteristics of Perfusion Defects, Left Ventricular Function and Prognostic Value of Early Dipyridamole Tc99m Sestamibi Gated SPECT MPI in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients without Primary Angioplasty H. N. Ha, L. P. Vu, H. M. Le IAEA-CN-202/134………………………………………………………………………….. 38 13N-ammonia Cardiac PET/CT and Coronary CT Angiography G. Estrada, J. Altamirano IAEA-CN-202/136………………………………………………………………………….. 39 Evaluation of a Single Utilization of Pulmonary Perfusion Scintigraphy in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism P.S. Choudhury, A. K. Chaturvedi, S. A. Rao, N. Watanabe IAEA-CN-202/138………………………………………………………………………….. 41 Diagnostic Reference Levels for Adult Postero-Anterior Chest X-ray Examination in Kampala, Uganda - A Precursor for the National Diagnostic Reference Level R. Byanyima Kusaba IAEA-CN-202/140………………………………………………………………………….. 42 Indian Experience with Ultrafast Solid State Detector Dedicated Cardiac Camera in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) G. Priyanka, L. Vikram IAEA-CN-202/141………………………………………………………………………….. 43 The Incremental Prognostic Value of SPECT-MPI in Predicting Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome with Suspected CAD A. F. Apostol iv IAEA-CN-202/142………………………………………………………………………….. 44 Referral Physicians' Indications for Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy B. Caliskan IAEA-CN-202/143………………………………………………………………………….. 45 Phase Analysis by Gated Tc-99m Sestamibi SPECT for Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony: Impact of Myocardial Ischemia C. Tinoco Mesquita, S. Garcia, J. Cunha de Azevedo, A. Ribeiro Nogueira Oliveira, et al. IAEA-CN-202/144………………………………………………………………………….. 46 Correlation between Stress and Rest Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Gated Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) with the Extent and Severity of Perfusion Abnormalities A. P. Quinon IAEA-CN-202/146………………………………………………………………………….. 47 Positron Emission Tomography versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Assessment of Myocardial Viability: A Meta-Analysis I. S. Bandong IAEA-CN-202/147………………………………………………………………………….. 48 PET/CT: Uptake Pattern in Prosthetic Heart Valves J. I. Arma, A. Mollerach, L. Paganini, V. Jager IAEA-CN-202/148………………………………………………………………………….. 50 Utility of Myocardial Perfusion Studies for the Re-stratification of Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease and its Frequent Risk Factors C. Arroyo Castelán, J. Z. García, R. M. Cuaxospa IAEA-CN-202/149………………………………………………………………………….. 52 Clinical
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