Case Study #1
WBR: Xpress.Cardiac
Myocardial Perfusion Tc-99m Sestamibi Rest/Stress Study
Scan times: 7.5 min. rest; 5 min. stress.
Patient Data
44-year-old male, 72", 385 lbs. Medical history of Diabetes Mellitus type 2, morbid obesity, and Gastroesophageal Reflux disease.
Note that the Xpress.Cardiac WBR image reconstruction enables superb visualization of both the anterior and inferior walls in spite of extreme patient obesity.
Images acquired with a Millennium MyoSightTM dual-head camera and processed on an XelerisTM workstation, both by GE Healthcare.
Courtesy of Atlanta Heart Specialists LLC, Tucker, GA.
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Case Study #2
Patient Data
50-year-old male, 73", 200 lbs. Recently started on blood pressure medication. History of HTN, smoking, hyperlipidemia, positive family history of CAD. Complaint of Chest pain attributed to indigestion, occurring at rest, exertion, and nocturnal.
Courtesy of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Case Study #3
Patient Data
60-year-old female, 66", 198 lbs., with hyperlipidemia, HTN, Status-post CABG x5 several years ago. Presents with nocturnal chest pain, non-exertional. Enzymes were negative and no EKG changes.
Courtesy of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Case Study #4
Patient Data
65-year-old male, 71", 251 lbs., with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Complaint of decreased activity secondary to dyspnea with exertion. Exercise Myoview study.
Courtesy of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Case Study #5
Patient Data
71-year-old male, 73", 212 lbs., with a history of hypertension, elevated lipids, CAD, and PTCA of the RCA. Last coronary catheterization showed an occluded RCA with collaterals.
Courtesy of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Case Study #6
Patient Data
60-year-old male, 70", 200 lbs., with recent typical chest pain and arm numbness relieved by nitroglycerine. History of cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, with positive family history for CAD. A smoker. Status-post CABG x4.
Note partial stenosis on branch from RCA indicated on angiogram and stress images.
Courtesy of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.