Quantitative Analysis in Myocardial SPECT Imaging

Abstract

A wide range of cardiac parameters can be quantitatively measured using automated and commercially available algorithms applied to myocardial SPECT images. Numerous published validation studies have shown that those quantitative measurements are accurate and reproducible, and provide incremental diagnostic and prognostic value compared to visual assessment alone. Quantitative analysis currently represents one of the key advantages of nuclear cardiology vis-à-vis competing imaging modalities, and will likely further contribute to its growth in the near future.