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Pixel-wise correlations for slices, reversibility, and polar maps were obtained.  Results: Correlations of both radiotracers\u2019 myocardial images were as high as 0.93. Polar maps correlations were 0.93-0.95 (for both stress and rest) and 0.62-0.90 (reversibility).  One of the patients (smoker) had significant lung [99mTc] Tc-HMPAO uptake.  Conclusions: Cardiac SPECT with [99mTc] Tc-HMPAO might be a screening method for myocardial ischemia in non-smoking patients with epilepsy suspected of having heart changes, and who need to perform a brain perfusion SPECT.  Keywords: myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; epilepsy; HMPAO; myocardial SPECT.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.52768\/2766-7820\/1586","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,20]],"date-time":"2022-04-20T13:01:34Z","timestamp":1650459694000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Imaging myocardial perfusion with [99mTc] Tc-HMPAO: Fiction or reality? \u2013 Preliminary results"],"prefix":"10.52768","volume":"3","author":[{"name":"Nuclear Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, E.P.E., Alameda Professor Hern\u00e2ni Monteiro, 4200- 319, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Maria Teresa","family":"Faria","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Maria do Carmo","family":"Vilas-Boas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Paulo","family":"Maia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Barata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Rua Carlos da Maia, 296, 4200-150, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Nuclear Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, E.P.E., Alameda Professor Hern\u00e2ni Monteiro, 4200- 319, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ricardo","family":"Rego","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Neurophysiology Unit, Neurology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, E.P.E., Alameda Professor Hern\u00e2ni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Joel","family":"Sousa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, E.P.E., Alameda Professor Hern\u00e2ni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jorge","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"uclear Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, E.P.E., Alameda Professor Hern\u00e2ni Monteiro, 4200- 319, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Francisco","family":"Rocha-Gon\u00e7alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hern\u00e2ni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o Paulo Silva","family":"Cunha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Elisabete","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hern\u00e2ni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"30565","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]]},"container-title":["Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,20]],"date-time":"2022-04-20T13:01:37Z","timestamp":1650459697000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jcimcr.org\/articles\/JCIMCR-v3-1586.html"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,28]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52768\/2766-7820\/1586","relation":{},"ISSN":["2766-7820"],"issn-type":[{"type":"electronic","value":"2766-7820"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]]}}}