Table 1 Patient characteristics according to the group without and with myocardial flow defects (mean ± SD or n (%)) according to standard reconstruction protocol (protocol A in Table 2)
From: Cardiac PET/CT with Rb-82: optimization of image acquisition and reconstruction parameters
Patients without myocardial flow defects (n = 10) | Patients with myocardial flow defects (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 62 ± 9 | 68 ± 9 |
Sex (female/male) | 3/7 (30%/70%) | 2/8 (20%/80%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27 ± 6 | 29 ± 7 |
Hypertension | 5 (50%) | 5 (50%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 2 (20%) | 3 (30%) |
Dyslipidemia | 3 (30%) | 3 (30%) |
Current smokers | 2 (20%) | 0 (0%) |
Prior myocardial infarction | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) |
Ischemia | 0 (0%) | 3 (30%) |
Decreased MFR | 0 (0%) | 5 (50%) |
LV rest MBF (mL/min/g) | 1.10 ± 0.31 | 0.84 ± 0.24 |
LV stress MBF (mL/min/g) | 3.08 ± 0.58 | 1.50 ± 0.63 |
LV MFR [1] | 3.03 ± 1.22 | 1.76 ± 0.51 |