The SPECT images were reconstructed using standard iterative reconstruction (ordered subset expectation maximization with 3 iterations and 10 subsets) and Butterworth filtering (cutoff frequency of 0.4 cm/cycle and power of 10). The reconstructed images were reoriented into short-axis slices and then submitted to the phase analysis to measure LV dyssynchrony [18 (link)] and sites of latest mechanical activation [19 (link)] and to the Emory Cardiac Toolbox (Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA) to measure myocardial perfusion defects [20 (link)].
Millennium mg
The Millennium MG is a gamma camera system designed for nuclear medicine imaging. It provides high-quality images of the body's physiological processes. The Millennium MG is capable of producing planar, SPECT, and cardiac imaging studies.
7 protocols using millennium mg
Cardiac SPECT Imaging Protocol for Dyssynchrony and Perfusion
Bone Scan Image Collection for Cancer Metastasis
The WBBS process can be described as follows. Patients undergo WBBS with a gamma camera (Millennium MG, Infinia Hawkeye 4, or Discovery NM/CT 670 system; GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, USA). Bone scans are acquired 2–4 h after the intravenous injection of 740–925 MBq (20–25 mCi) of technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (Tc-99m MDP) with an acquisition time of 10–15 cm/min. The collected WBBS images are saved in DICOM format. The raw images include anterior–posterior (AP) and posterior–anterior (PA) views, with a matrix size of 1024 × 256 pixels.
Acetazolamide-Stressed Brain SPECT Imaging
Baseline SPECT was obtained 60 minutes after intravenous injection of 555 MBq of 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime (HMPAO) using a dual-head detector gamma camera (Millennium MG; GE Medical System, Milwaukee, WI, USA). Fifteen minutes before the end of the baseline SPECT, 15 mg/kg of ACZ was injected intravenously, and another 1,665 MBq of 99mTc-HMPAO was injected following completion of the baseline SPECT. ACZ-SPECT was conducted 60 minutes after the second administration of 99mTc-HMPAO.
SPECT images were acquired using low-energy high-resolution parallel-hole collimator with a γ-ray energy window of 140 keV±10% in a 128×128 matrix size. Sixty-four step-and-shoot images were obtained with intervals of 2.8° for 15 seconds per step. SPECT images were reconstructed with two iterations using ordered subset expectation maximization algorithm and regularized with a Butterworth filter.
123I-MIBG Cardiac Imaging Protocol
MIBI SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
All images were obtained using a dual-detector gamma camera (Millennium MG, General Electric, Elgems, Tirat Carmel, Israel) equipped with a parallel hole, low-energy, high-resolution collimator. Energy discrimination was provided by a 20 % window centered at 140 keV. Thirty-two images were obtained over a 180° arc. Each image was acquired over 30 s. The data were stored on a 64 × 64 matrix. A series of 6.78-mm-thick contiguous trans-axial images were reconstructed with a filtered back-projection algorithm without attenuation correction. These trans-axial images were then reoriented in the short axis, vertical long axis, and horizontal long axis of the left ventricle.
Technetium-99m Sestamibi Protocol for Limb Imaging
Cardiac Imaging Camera Evaluation Protocol
The initial sample size calculation was based on an estimate of intracamera variability. Assuming an initially estimated SD of 0.075 for the H/M and a 95% confidence interval (CI) half-length of 0.05, 9 cameras of each model were required to be tested. An interim analysis of data from a single camera model/collimator type combination (GE Healthcare Millennium MG/LEHR) was used to validate the sample size assumptions. This combination was selected as a reference because most subject images in the ADMIRE-HF trial were acquired on the Millennium MG. The measured SD from this analysis was then used to calculate the required sample size for the remainder of the study.
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