TABLE 5

Stress Studies: Comparison of SPECT 99mTc-MIBI Uptake with 13N-Ammonia PET Uptake (Smoothed Images) (n = 23)

SegmentPET, %SPECT NCSPECT AC
%MD*P*%MDP
Anteroapical80.4 ± 5.688.7 ± 10.510.00.000380.6 ± 8.81.6NS
Inferoapical82.5 ± 5.583.3 ± 9.81.7NS81.8 ± 7.8−0.1NS
Apical anterolateral82.0 ± 9.894.0 ± 6.011.9<0.000189.2 ± 8.97.7<0.0001
Apical anterior84.8 ± 6.890.5 ± 9.47.20.003181.8 ± 9.5−1.4NS
Apical anteroseptal90.8 ± 4.988.6 ± 8.1−1.5NS87.6 ± 9.3−2.2NS
Apical inferoseptal94.2 ± 3.589.0 ± 9.7−4.5NS95.0 ± 7.51.6NS
Apical inferior94.0 ± 6.178.9 ± 11.0−13.40.000187.7 ± 8.4−5.20.0014
Apical inferolateral86.5 ± 7.883.2 ± 8.2−1.9NS86.4 ± 8.21.2NS
Mid anterolateral82.0 ± 11.092.4 ± 9.99.30.000190.1 ± 10.97.90.0003
Mid anterior89.6 ± 7.488.3 ± 6.7−0.7NS85.7 ± 8.8−2.6NS
Mid anteroseptal95.4 ± 5.384.9 ± 9.0−9.5NS88.9 ± 8.5−5.10.0028
Mid inferoseptal96.0 ± 3.879.7 ± 10.1−16.40.001090.4 ± 8.3−5.60.0075
Mid inferior95.0 ± 6.772.7 ± 12.0−22.00.000586.9 ± 10.7−10.00.0054
Mid inferolateral86.0 ± 8.478.6 ± 10.7−7.60.013686.2 ± 11.70.8NS
Basal anterolateral76.1 ± 8.781.7 ± 10.54.8NS82.4 ± 10.26.10.0046
Basal anterior84.9 ± 5.777.1 ± 8.5−7.10.005879.4 ± 7.6−4.70.0158
Basal anteroseptal78.7 ± 8.762.6 ± 11.3−15.6<0.000165.8 ± 10.2−12.4<0.0001
Basal inferoseptal81.4 ± 7.357.8 ± 10.1−23.6<0.000168.1 ± 9.7−13.0<0.0001
Basal inferior91.1 ± 7.664.0 ± 11.7−24.6<0.000179.0 ± 12.0−10.20.0003
Basal inferolateral82.5 ± 5.571.2 ± 12.7−9.30.007779.1 ± 12.9−0.5NS
  • * Comparison of PET and NC.

  • Comparison of PET and AC.

  • PET = uptake, smoothed to SPECT resolution (frames 15–20); % = studies normalized to segment with maximum uptake (PET and SPECT); MD = mean difference; NS = not significant.

    Data are given as mean of 23 studies ± SD.