Fast vs slow rubidium-82 infusion profiles and test-retest precision of myocardial perfusion using contemporary 3D cardiac analog positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging Article

Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2024.102059 Web of Science: 001383692400001

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  • Bober RM, Milani RV, Abelhad NI, Velasco-Gonzalez C, Stewart MH, Morin DP

Abstract

  • Background: On legacy 2D positron emission tomography (PET) systems utilizing a 50 mL/ min Rb-82 profile, test-retest precision of quantitative perfusion is w 10%. It is unclear whether Rb-82 infusion rate significantly impacts quantitative perfusion and/or image quality on modern analog 3D PET-CT systems. We aimed to determine whether the Rb82 infusion profile significantly impacts test-retest precision of quantitative perfusion, perfusion metrics, and/or image quality on a modern analog 3D PET-CT scanner. Methods: Ninety-eight volunteers from 3 distinct groups: healthy volunteers (Normals), patients with risk factors, and/or coronary disease (Clinicals) and patients with prior transmural myocardial infarctions (Infarcts), underwent cardiac stress testing on an analog 3D PET-CT. Participants received 3 consecutive resting scans and 2 consecutive stress scans, minutes apart, with two randomly assigned Rb-82 infusion profiles: 50 mL/ min (fast [F]) and 20 mL/min (slow [S]). Perfusion metrics (resting (rMBF) and stress myocardial blood flow (sMBF)) were calculated using HeartSee software. Coefficients of variance (COV), repeatability (RC), MBF, and image quality metrics were compared. Results: rMBF correlated well between F and S profiles, with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) ranging .91-.93. sMBF was highly correlated between F and S profiles (ICC = . 97). Fast and slow profiles were associated with similar same-day test-retest precision (COV 11.5% vs 11.3% (P = . 77); RC 21.5% vs 22.6%, for F-F vs S-S). There were no clinically significant differences in MBF values between F and S profiles. Image quality metrics were similar between the 2 profiles. Conclusions: There are no clinically significant differences in precision, perfusion metrics, or image quality between Rb-82 fast and slow infusions using a contemporary analog 3D PET-CT.

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Publication date

  • 2024

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1071-3581

Number of pages

  • 13

Volume

  • 41