The Use and Diagnostic Significance of Thallium-201 SPECT Imaging in a Case of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery

A 6-year-old female with an anomalous left coronary artery (ALCA) originating from the main pulmonary artery underwent a resting TI-201 SPECT examination before and after surgical reimplantation. Preoperative TI- 201 SPECT images demonstrated decreased perfusion to the anterior wall and a dilated le...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 1988-09, Vol.13 (9), p.629-631
Hauptverfasser:	PETROZZO, PAUL J, WOODARD, MARK L, VITULLO, DOLORES A, BEKERMAN, CARLOS, BLEND, MICHAEL J, PINSKY, STEVEN M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Child Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging Female Heart Humans Medical sciences Thallium Radioisotopes Tomography, Emission-Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A 6-year-old female with an anomalous left coronary artery (ALCA) originating from the main pulmonary artery underwent a resting TI-201 SPECT examination before and after surgical reimplantation. Preoperative TI- 201 SPECT images demonstrated decreased perfusion to the anterior wall and a dilated left ventricle. Post operative TI-201 SPECT images showed marked improvement of perfusion to the anterior wall as well as a decreased left ventricular size. This is one of the few documented demonstrations of a perfusion defect due to an ALCA in a young child using TI-201 SPECT imaging methods in conjunction with other tests.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-198809000-00001