TABLE 1

Characteristics of Selected Studies

ReferenceCountrynAge (SD)% maleType of ACTracerTest intervalCAD definitionAC sensitivityAC specificityNAC sensitivityNAC specificity
Yamauchi (7)Japan15070 (7)68SSPAC99mTc3 mo>50%0.910.900.770.76
Patil (8)United States5466 (11)74153Gd99mTc30 d>70%0.890.75
LM > 50%
Sharma (18)India17155 (10)82CT AC99mTc3 mo>50%0.570.890.650.83
Genovesi (29)Italy10464 (10)79CT AC99mTc1 mo>70%0.750.81
LM > 50%
Huang (30)China9962 (12)56CT AC99mTc60 d>70%0.920.790.950.63
Bateman (9)United States9264 (12)60153Gd99mTc181 d>70%0.830.710.770.67
Wolak (10)United States11465 (21)0153Gd99mTc60 d>70%0.810.730.800.73
Taneja (31)United Kingdom14167 (-)*40153Gd99mTc3 mo>70%0.710.910.610.83
Masood (19)United States11861 (12)67CT AC99mTc3 mo>50%0.940.590.930.56
Utsunomiya (32)Japan3068 (-)*60CT AC201Tl30 d>50%0.760.930.670.86
Thompson (33)United States11660 (11)70153Gd99mTc60 d>70%0.860.790.890.50
Banzo (34)Spain9959 (-)*72153Gd99mTc3 mo>70%0.760.710.920.46
Links (35)United States66(-)*68153Gd99mTcTrial period>50%0.960.850.780.62
99mTc201TlTrial period
Lee (20)Korea6859 (12)4399mTc99mTc2 mo>70%0.740.750.670.59
Hendel (36)United States11261 (12)56153Gd99mTc3 mo>50%0.780.440.760.50
Gallowitsch (37)Austria10764 (10)65241Am201Tl1–14 d>70%0.940.910.790.80
Ficaro (17)United States6063 (12)63241AmDual tracer90 d>50%0.880.820.840.46
  • * No available information in included study.

  • 201Tl for resting perfusion study and 99mTc for stress perfusion study.

  • SSPAC = AC using segmentation with scatter and photopeak window data; LM = left main coronary artery.