HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Ham, H. R. Articles by Lenaers, A. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Ham, H. R. Articles by Lenaers, A.

Radionuclide Quantitation of Left-to Right Cardiac Shunts Using Deconvolution Analysis: Concise Communication

St. Peter's Hospital, University of Brussels, Belgium

Correspondence: For reprints contact: H. R. Ham, Dept. of Radioisotopes, Univ. Hosp. Saint-Pierre, Rue Haute, 322, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

ABSTRACT

Quantitative radionuclide angiocardiography (QRAC) was performed with and without deconvolution analysis (DA) in 87 children with various heart disorders. QRAC shunt quantitation was possible without DA in 70% of the cases and with DA in 95%. Among 21 patients with prolonged bolus injection, quantitation of the shunt was possible in 52% of the cases without DA and in all cases with DA. Correlation between oximetry and QRAC with DA was better than between oximetry and QRAC without DA. It is concluded that QRAC with DA is a more reliable, noninvasive means for detection and quantitation of left-to-right cardiac shunts than QRAC without DA.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				A. MacDonald and S. Burrell Infrequently Performed Studies in Nuclear Medicine: Part 1 J. Nucl. Med. Technol., September 1, 2008; 36(3): 132 - 143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]