title: [The diagnostic value of dipyridamole (201)Tl-SPECT myocardial imaging and exercise myocardial (99)Tc(m)-MIBI-SPECT imaging on detecting cardiac syndrome X].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the value of dipyridamole (201)Tl Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial imaging and exercise myocardial (99)Tc(m)-MIBI SPECT imaging on diagnosing cardiac syndrome X.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-three patients with known cardiac syndrome X were divided into dipyridamole (201)Tl SPECT myocardial imaging group (group 1, n = 35) and exercise myocardial (99)Tc(m)-MIBI-SPECT imaging group (group 2, n = 28) and the diagnostic accuracy rates were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-one out of 35 cardiac syndrome X patients showed reverse redistribution in group 1 and the diagnostic accuracy rate was 89%. Positive test results were evidenced 24 out of 28 cardiac syndrome X patients in group 2 and the diagnostic accuracy rate was 87% (P > 0.05 vs. group 1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The diagnostic accuracy rates of these two myocardial imaging methods were satisfactory and comparable on detecting cardiac syndrome X.
authors: Emergency Department, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
authors: Jin-qi
authors: JQ
authors: Jiang
authors: Liang
authors: L
authors: Chen
authors: Qi-rong
authors: QR
authors: Lin
authors: Jian-min
authors: JM
authors: Wang
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Luo
authors: Meng
authors: M
authors: Wei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004176:Dipyridamole; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017566:Microvascular Angina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004176:Dipyridamole