Development of a theory for generating regional cardiac perfusion images during coronary angiography in the coronary angiography lab

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jan;30(1):9-19. doi: 10.1007/s10554-013-0304-9. Epub 2013 Oct 12.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a novel theory and method for generating regional myocardial perfusion images using fluoroscopy in the coronary angiography lab. We modified the Kety model to introduce the Patlak plot method for two-dimensional fluoroperfusion (FP) imaging. For evaluation, seven porcine models of myocardial ischemia with stenosis in the left coronary artery were prepared. Rest and stress FP imaging were performed using cardiovascular X-ray imaging equipment during the injection of iopamidol via the left main coronary artery. Images were acquired and retrospectively ECG gated at 80 % of the R-R interval. FP myocardial blood flow (MBF) was obtained using the Patlak plot method applied to time-intensity curve data of the proximal artery and myocardium. The results were compared to microsphere MBF measurements. Time-intensity curves were also used to generate color-coded FP maps. There was a moderate linear correlation between the calculated FP MBF and the microsphere MBF (y = 0.9758x + 0.5368, R² = 0.61). The color-coded FP maps were moderately correlated with the regional distribution of flow. This novel method of first-pass contrast-enhanced two-dimensional fluoroscopic imaging can quantify MBF and provide color coded FP maps representing regional myocardial perfusion.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques
  • Contrast Media
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Circulation*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessels / physiopathology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Electrocardiography
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Iopamidol
  • Linear Models
  • Models, Cardiovascular*
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted*
  • Swine
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iopamidol