title: Normal values for nuclear cardiology: Japanese databases for myocardial perfusion, fatty acid and sympathetic imaging and left ventricular function.
abstract: Myocardial normal databases for stress myocardial perfusion study have been created by the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine Working Group. The databases comprised gender-, camera rotation range- and radiopharmaceutical-specific data-sets from multiple institutions, and normal database files were created for installation in common nuclear cardiology software. Based on the electrocardiography-gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), left ventricular function, including ventricular volumes, systolic and diastolic functions and systolic wall thickening were also analyzed. Normal databases for fatty acid imaging using (123)I-beta-methyl-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid and sympathetic imaging using (123)I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine were also examined. This review provides lists and overviews of normal values for myocardial SPECT and ventricular function in a Japanese population. The population-specific approach is a key factor for proper diagnostic and prognostic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan. nakajima@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids