CT attenuation correction improves quantitative risk prediction by cardiac SPECT in obese patients.

Attila FeherKonrad PieszkoAakash ShanbhagMark LemleyBryan BednarskiRobert J H MillerCathleen HuangLeonidas MirasYi-Hwa LiuAlbert J SinusasPiotr J SlomkaEdward J Miller

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2023)

. These findings highlight the superior prognostic value of AC-sTPD in this patient population and underscore the importance of CT attenuation correction.

Keyphrases

obese patients
bariatric surgery
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
case report
left ventricular
magnetic resonance imaging
weight loss
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry