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Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular (English Edition) Absolute quantification of myocardial uptake of 99mTc-DPD in patients with cardi...
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Vol. 42. Issue 5.
Pages 302-309 (September - October 2023)
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Vol. 42. Issue 5.
Pages 302-309 (September - October 2023)
Original Article
Absolute quantification of myocardial uptake of 99mTc-DPD in patients with cardiac amyloidosis due to transthyretin deposits (ATTR)
Cuantificación absoluta de la captación miocárdica de 99mTc-DPD en pacientes con amiloidosis cardiaca por depósitos de transtiretina (ATTR)
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Francisco Sebastián Palacid
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, Noelia Álvarez Mena, Rosanna del Carmen Zambrano Infantino, María García Aragón, Mercedes Alonso Rodríguez, Berta Pérez López, Claudia Gamazo Laherrán, María Jesús González Soto, Ricardo Ruano Pérez
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid. Spain
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Table 1. Quantification obtained in patients with Perugini grade 2 amyloidosis.
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Table 2. Quantification obtained in patients with Perugini grade 3 amyloidosis.
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Table 3. Results of the statistical comparison of the study variables, Student’s t-test for independent simples.
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Purpose

To determine the diagnostic contribution of the absolute quantification of the myocardial deposit of 99mTc-DPD in patients with cardiac amyloidosis due to transthyretin deposits (ATTR).

Materials and methods

SPECT/CT was performed in 41 patients with positive scintigraphic results for ATTR cardiac amyloidosis. The patients were divided into two groups (Perugini grades 2 and 3) and the SUVmax at the level of the bone and both ventricles and the percentage of dose calculated in these areas were calculated. The Student's t-test was used to compare results and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to assess differential efficacy and establish discriminatory cut-off points between both groups of patients.

Results

Statistically significant differences were observed in all the study variables, with the exception of bone SUVmax. The differences with the greatest statistical power were observed in the variables SUVmaxRV and the percentage of dose in both ventricles (p < 0.001). The cut-off point obtained for the variable SUVmaxLV was 8.620 (sensitivity 87.9% and specificity 100%; AUC 0.966), while that of the variable SUVmaxRV was 6.195 (sensitivity 81.8% and specificity 100%; AUC 0.955).

Conclusions

The absolute quantification of myocardial uptake of 99mTc-DPD in the SPECT/CT images of patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis due to transthyretin deposits represents a new diagnostic tool that allows adequate classification of patients according to the Perugini visual grading scale.

Keywords:
Key words
Quantification
Uptake
Amyloidosis
Transthyretin
SPECT/CT99mTc-DPD
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Objetivo

Determinar la contribución diagnóstica de la cuantificación absoluta del depósito miocárdico de99mTc-DPD en pacientes con amiloidosis cardiaca por depósitos de transtiretina (ATTR).

Materiales y métodos

Se realizó SPECT/TC a 41 pacientes con resultado gammagráfico positivo para amiloidosis cardiaca ATTR. Se dividió a los pacientes en dos grupos (grados 2 y 3 de Perugini) y se calcularon los SUVmax a nivel del hueso y de ambos ventrículos y el porcentaje de dosis calculado en estas áreas. Se empleó la prueba t de Student para comparar resultados y se calculó el área bajo la curva (AUC) para evaluar la eficacia diferencial y establecer unos puntos de corte discriminatorios entre ambos grupos de pacientes.

Resultados

Se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en todas las variables a estudio, a excepción del SUVmax hueso. Las diferencias con mayor potencia estadística se observaron en las variables SUVmaxVD y el porcentaje de dosis en ambos ventrículos (p < 0,001). El punto de corte obtenido para la variable SUVmaxVI fue 8,620 (sensibilidad 87,9% y especificidad 100%; AUC 0,966), mientras que el de la variable SUVmaxVD fue 6,195 (sensibilidad 81,8% y especificidad 100%; AUC 0,955).

Conclusiones

La cuantificación absoluta de la captación miocárdica de99mTc-DPD en las imágenes SPECT/TC de pacientes con sospecha de amiloidosis cardiaca por depósitos de transtiretina supone una nueva herramienta diagnóstica que permite una adecuada clasificación de los pacientes, acorde a la escala de gradación visual de Perugini.

Palabras clave:
Cuantificación
Captación
Amiloidosis
Transtiretina
SPECT/TC99mTc-DPD

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