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Background  The impact of increased energy resolution of cadmium–zinc–telluride (CZT) cameras on the assessment of left ventricular function under dual-isotope conditions ( 99m Tc and  123 I) remains unknown.  The Amsterdam-gated dynamic cardiac phantom (AGATE, Vanderwilt techniques, Boxtel, The Netherlands) was successively filled with a solution of  123 I alone,  99m Tc alone, and a mixture of  123 I and  99m Tc. A total of 12 datasets was acquired with each commercially available CZT camera (DNM 530c, GE Healthcare and DSPECT, Biosensors International) using both energy windows ( 99m Tc or  123 I) with ejection fraction set to 33, 45, and 60 %. End-diastolic (EDV) and end-systolic (ESV) volumes, ejection fraction (LVEF), and regional wall motion and thickening (17-segment model) were assessed using Cedars-Sinai QGS Software. Concordance between single- and dual-isotope acquisitions was tested using Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) and Bland–Altman plots.    Results  There was no significant difference between single- or simultaneous dual-isotope acquisition ( 123 I and  99m Tc) for EDV, ESV, LVEF, or segmental wall motion and thickening. Myocardial volumes using single- ( 123 I,  99m Tc) and dual-isotope (reconstructed using both  123 I and  99m Tc energy windows) acquisitions were, respectively, the following: EDV (mL) 88 ± 27 vs. 89 ± 27 vs. 92 ± 29 vs. 90 ± 26 for DNM 530c ( p  = NS) and 82 ± 20 vs. 83 ± 22 vs. 79 ± 19 vs. 77 ± 20 for DSPECT ( p  = NS); ESV (mL) 40 ± 1 vs. 41 ± 2 vs. 41 ± 2 vs. 42 ± 1 for DNM 530c ( p  = NS) and 37 ± 5 vs. 37 ± 1 vs. 35 ± 3 vs. 34 ± 2 for DSPECT ( p  = NS); LVEF (%) 52 ± 14 vs. 51 ± 13 vs. 53 ± 13 vs. 51 ± 13 for DNM 530c ( p  = NS) and 52 ± 16 vs. 54 ± 13 vs. 54 ± 14 vs. 54 ± 13 for DSPECT ( p  = NS); regional motion (mm) 6.72 ± 2.82 vs. 6.58 ± 2.52 vs. 6.86 ± 2.99 vs. 6.59 ± 2.76 for DNM 530c ( p  = NS) and 6.79 ± 3.17 vs. 6.81 ± 2.75 vs. 6.71 ± 2.50 vs. 6.62 ± 2.74 for DSPECT ( p  = NS). The type of camera significantly impacted only on ESV ( p  < 0.001).    Conclusions  The new CZT cameras yielded similar results for the assessment of LVEF and regional motion using different energy windows ( 123 I or  99m Tc) and acquisition types (single vs. dual). With simultaneous dual-isotope acquisitions, the presence of  123 I did not impact on LVEF assessment within the  99m Tc energy window for either CZT camera.

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Left ventricular function assessment using 123I/99mTc dual-isotope acquisition with two semi-conductor cadmium–zinc–telluride (CZT) cameras: a gated cardiac phantom study