Comparison of Cadmium Zinc Telluride ECG-gated SPECT equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography to magnetic resonance imaging to measure right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction in patients with cardiomyopathy.

Abstract

AIMS:

The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of right ventricular function (RVF) assessed by Cadmium Zinc Telluride ECG-gated SPECT equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography (CZT-ERNA).

METHODS AND RESULTS:

Twenty-one consecutive patients with cardiomyopathy (aged 54 ± 19 years; 62% male) were included. RV ejection fraction (EF) and volumes were analyzed by CZT-ERNA and compared with values obtained by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). Mean values were not different between CZT-ERNA and MRI for RVEF (48.1 ± 10.4% vs 50.8 ± 10.0%; P = .23). Significant correlations (P < .0001) were observed between CZT-ERNA and MRI for RVEF, RV end-diastolic volume, and end-systolic volume (r = 0.81, r = 0.93, and r = 0.96, respectively). Bland-Altman analysis showed a mean difference (bias) between CZT-ERNA and MRI for RVEF of -2.69% (95% CI - 5.35 to - 0.42) with good agreement between the 2 techniques (limits of agreement, -14.3 to 8.99). Intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of RVF measured by CZT-ERNA was high.

CONCLUSION:

CZT-ERNA provides accurate, reproducible assessment of RVF and appears as a good alternative to cardiac magnetic resonance for the evaluation of the magnitude of RVF in patients with cardiomyopathy.

• Authors: Antoine Apert, Marjorie Canu, Adrien Jankowski, Laurent Riou, Alexis Broisat, Clemence Charlon, Caroline Augier, Aude Boignard, Julien Leenhardt, Muriel Salvat, Charlotte Casset, Marion Maurin, Carole Saunier, Gerald Vanzetto, Daniel Fagret, Catherine Ghezzi, Loic Djaileb, Gilles Barone-Rochette
• Journal: Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (J Nucl Cardiol) Vol. 29 Issue 4 Pg. 1647-1656 (08 2022) ISSN: 1532-6551 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 33988809 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2021. American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

Chemical References

• Cadmium
• Zinc

Topics

• Cadmium
• Cardiomyopathies (diagnostic imaging)
• Electrocardiography
• Female
• Gated Blood-Pool Imaging (methods)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (methods)
• Male
• Reproducibility of Results
• Stroke Volume
• Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon (methods)
• Zinc