SPECT software comparison uncovers inconsistencies

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. SPECT software comparison uncovers inconsistencies Quantitative variances in cardiac lead investigator to call for use of a single package over time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most interpreters of cardiac SPECT use any of three software packages provided by vendors of gamma cameras and PACS: the Quantitative Gated SPECT algorithm from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Emory Cardiac Tool Box from Emory University Hospital, or 4D-MSPECT from the University of Michigan Medical Center. The packages are all licensed from academic institutions. Each does an excellent job. But they don't all work the same way, and they don't deliver the same quantitative results, which can cause problems if a patient is evaluated at different times with different packages.

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