Naslov
A critical approach to gamma variate fit of radionuclide-angiography pulmonary histograms

Autori
Čapkun, Vesna ; Eterović, Davor

Izvornik
European journal of nuclear medicine (0340-6997) 11 (1985), 4; 120-122

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
heart septal defect ; radionuclide imaging ; congenital heart disease

Sažetak
Radionuclide-angiography (RNA) left-to-right intracardiac-shunt quantification algorithms, based on the part-by-part fit technique and the use of a so-called gamma variate model function (GVF), were tested via simulation analysis using data obtained from normal subjects. A good bolus of radioindicator was obtained by administering it directly into the vena subclavia. Normal subjects were defined as those having pulmonary histograms (PH) with no visible distortion caused by a shunt. Pure, non-superimposed data on the downslope of the PH curves, which are lost in presence of a shunt, proved to be appropriate reference values for testing the accuracy of results of standard shunt quantification algorithms. A generalized four-parameter GVF was introduced in order to extend the flexibility of the model function. The use of the three-parametric GVF to reconstruct the downslope of the PH curve out of the upslope data proved to be inadequate. This reveals an evident source of error in algorithms that calculate the shunt contribution by fitting GVF parameters to so-called difference-curve data. It is concluded that the inherent restricted statistical weight of RNA data prevents accurate results being obtained from standard RNA-shunt-assessment algorithms.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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