

Stress-Only SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
A review of the accuracy, patient outcomes, implementation strategies and new developments associated with stress-only myocardial perfusion imaging.
Course ID: Q00435 Category: Radiology Trends for Technologists Modalities: Cardiac Interventional, Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine2.0 |
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- Targeted CE
- Outline
- Objectives
Targeted CE per ARRT’s Discipline, Category, and Subcategory classification:
[Note: Discipline-specific Targeted CE credits may be less than the total Category A credits approved for this course.]
Nuclear Medicine Technology: 1.75
Procedures: 1.75
Cardiac Procedures: 1.75
Outline
- Introduction
- Features of SO Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SO MPI
- Feasibility and Rationale of SO MPI
- Attenuation Correction in Conjunction with SO MPI
- Electrocardiographic gating value in SO MPI
- Accuracy and outcomes of patients undergoing SO MPI
- SO MPI in Diabetic Patients
- SO Protocol: Patient Selection and Protocol Choices
- Appropriate Patients for SO Protocol
- Higher Vs Lower Radiotracer Dose
- Definition of ìNormalî Stress-Only Result
- Abnormal SO Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Decision Making
- Case 1
- Case 2
- Radiation Exposure and the Use of SO MPI
- Limitations of SO Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Future Directions/Newer Developments
- Stress-Only (SO) Protocol with PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Conclusions
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
- understand the barriers to adopting SO SPECT-MPI
- describe the rest rate in SO SPECT-MPI without AC or prone imaging
- understand the benefit of CTAC over emission based AC
- understand the benefit of CTAC over prone imaging
- understand the benefits of wall motion analysis
- describe defects in SO SPECT-MPI (non-AC) as it relates to gated data
- identify diagnostic comparisons between SO SPECT-MPI and the conventional procedure
- describe wall thickening analysis as it relates to SO SPECT-MPI
- identify cardiac event rates among normal SO SPECT-MPI cases
- understand outcomes of normal SO SPECT-MPI studies from the ED
- learn about diabetic patients (CHD equivalent) and SO SPECT-MPI
- identify the best group for a SO SPECT-MPI protocol
- understand the best pathway for patients who had other cardiac testing
- understand the benefit of using high dose SO SPECT-MPI
- describe the impact of “shine through” and “cross talk” from radiotracers
- know the best course of action with normal MPI and abnormal ECG