Artificial intelligence-powered coronary artery disease diagnosis from SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: a comprehensive deep learning study.

Journal: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a well-established modality for noninvasive diagnostic assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the time-consuming and experience-dependent visual interpretation of SPECT images remains a limitation in the clinic.

Authors

  • Ghasem Hajianfar
    Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
  • Omid Gharibi
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Maziar Sabouri
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran; Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mobin Mohebi
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mehdi Amini
    From the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital.
  • Mohammad Javad Yasemi
    Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mohammad Chehreghani
    Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mehdi Maghsudi
    Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Zahra Mansouri
    Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mohammad Edalat-Javid
    Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Setareh Valavi
    Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Ahmad Bitarafan Rajabi
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. bitarafan@hotmail.com.
  • Yazdan Salimi
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Hossein Arabi
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
  • Arman Rahmim
  • Isaac Shiri
    Biomedical and Health Informatics, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Habib Zaidi
    Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland. habib.zaidi@hcuge.ch.