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Indications:

Exercise myocardial perfusion (Thallium) SPECT:


1-Chest pain evaluation.
2-Postive exercise test with low clinical probability.
3-Non diagnostic ECG:
-Drug consumption (Digoxin, Kinidine,...)
-WPW.
-L.V hypertrophy.
4-Women
5-Post intervention evaluation (Bypass and PTCA).
6-Post Trombolytic therapy evaluate.
7-Risk stratification for non cardiac surgery.

Dipyridamol myocardial perfusion (Thallium SPECT).


1-Patient suspected to CAP with orthopedic problem.
2-Patient on medication (specially beta-blockers).
3-LBBB.
4-Post MI Risk stratification and prognosis.
5-As the same indication for Exercise thallium SPECT.
6-Non cardiac surgery risk stratification.


Dobutamin myocardial perfusion (Thallium) SPECT:


1-Suspected to CAD with COPD or Bronchospasm (Asthma).
2-Orthopedic patient’s Suspected to CAD post.
3-CABGS evaluation.


Gated-SPECT myocardial Perfusion SPECT:


1-CAD Diagnosis.
2-Post MI follow up:-Global and regional EF.
-Stress induced Ischemia.
-Infarct size.
3-Differentiation of Infarction and artifact,
-Breast attenuation.
-Diaphragmatic attenuation.
-Apical thinning.

Radionuclide ventriculugraply (Gated Blood Pool Imaging)

1-Valular heart disease.
2-Cardiotoxic Drug administration (Adriamicin).
3-Acute myocardial infarction.
4-CAD
5-CABGS evaluation.
6-Cardiomyopathy
7-Myocarditis.

TC99m-Pyrophosphate application.

-Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction .
-Cardiac Contusion.

1-Myocardial Viability.
2-Myocardial infarction.
3-Trombolitic treatment evaluation.
4-Viability assessment.
5-Cardiac event assessment before cardiac and non cardiac surgery.
6-Cardiomyopathy.
7-Prinery L.V dysfunction.
8-Valular heart disease.


First pass application:


1-vantitative and visual assessment of left to right shunt.
2-Right and left EF.
3-Great vessels anomaly.
4-Quantifying and visual assessment of right to left shunt.