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. 1991 Jul-Aug;14(4):238-40.
doi: 10.1007/BF02578469.

The value of SPECT-thallium scanning in screening for myocardial contusion

M C McCarthy  1 , P M Pavlina, D K Evans, T A Broadie, H M Park, D S Schauwecker
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The value of SPECT-thallium scanning in screening for myocardial contusion

M C McCarthy et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1991 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

In this prospective study of 40 patients sustaining blunt chest trauma, the value of single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT)-thallium scanning in the prediction of morbidity due to cardiac contusion was examined. Twelve patients developed cardiac complications--arrhythmias, ventricular conduction defects, and pericarditis. The sensitivity of SPECT-thallium scans was 55.6%, and the specificity was 32.1%, with an accuracy of 37.8%. Accuracy of the initial electrocardiogram (ECG) was 85%, with a sensitivity of 91.7% and a specificity of 82.1%. Patients with a normal ECG on admission rarely developed cardiac complications. It is concluded that SPECT-thallium is not a useful screening tool in this patient population.

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