The Use and Diagnostic Significance of Thallium-201 SPECT Imaging in a Case of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Vol. 13 (9) , 629-631
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198809000-00001
Abstract
A 6-year-old female with an anomalous left coronary artery (ALCA) originating from the main pulmonary artery underwent a resting Tl-201 SPECT examination before and after surgical reimplantation. Preoperative Tl-201 SPECT images demonstrated decreased perfusion to the anterior wall and a dilated left ventricle. Post operative Tl-201 SPECT images showed marked improvement of perfusion to the anterior wall as well as a decreased left ventricular size. This is one of the few documented demonstrations of a perfusion defect due to an ALCA in a young child using Tl-201 SPECT imaging methods in conjunction with other tests.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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