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With99mTc-MIBI SPECT and a 4 h exercise (E; 150 MBq iv) and rest (R; 800 MBq iv) protocol global and regional left ventricular (LV) myocardial uptake was determined in 70 patients with angiographicall, confirmed coronary heart disease (CHD) and in 10 controls. The aim was to establish an E/R ratio as a correlate to coronary vascular reserve, representing perfusion reserve (PR). E/R ratios, obtained from total LV myocardium or from normal or impaired regions, were > 1.19 under all conditions, indicating the presence of higher flow during exercise than at rest (even in areas of low flow). Global PR separated (P<0.01) controls (1.63±0.21; mean ± SD) from severely diseased patients (1.29 ±0.14 in 2- or 3-vessel disease) only. Improved differential diagnosis was gained from calibrating the regional E/R ratio to regional differences (E minus R) of uptake. For the left ventricle regional PRs (RPR) for 25 ROIs of the target, framing the myocardium, were determined RPR at the regional maximum of99mTc-MIBI uptake was similar in both controls (1.66) and patients (1.63), indicating a high probability of meeting some areas with functionally normal perfusion in patients with CHD. RPR allowed sufficient separation (P<0.025) concerning the degree of coronary artery stenosis (RPR in occlusion, 0.26; stenosis >75%, 0.39; <75%, 0.56). In controls, the overall value for RPR was 1.14+0.28 (P< 0.001). LV global PR and RPR were useful in separating patients with CHD vs controls and in classifying the severity of vascular stenosis.
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Buell, U., Kaiser, HJ., Dupont, F. et al. Methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) Tc 99m SPECT to establish a correlate to coronary flow reserve, the perfusion reserve, from global and regional myocardial uptake after exercise and rest. Eur J Nucl Med 16, 3–9 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01566004
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