title: The use and diagnostic significance of thallium-201 SPECT imaging in a case of anomalous left coronary artery.
abstract: A 6-year-old female with an anomalous left coronary artery (ALCA) originating from the main pulmonary artery underwent a resting Tl-201 SPECT examination before and after surgical reimplantation. Preoperative Tl-201 SPECT images demonstrated decreased perfusion to the anterior wall and a dilated left ventricle. Post operative Tl-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 Tl-201 SPECT imaging methods in conjunction with other tests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60616.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Petrozzo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Woodard
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Vitullo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bekerman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Blend
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pinsky
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes