The most specific segments (anterior, anteroseptal, and all apical segments except the infero-apical) correspond to LAD but no segment can be exclusively attributed to the RCA. Inferoseptal segments can be attributed to LAD or RCA, inferior and inferolateral segments to RCA or LCX, and mid-anterolateral segment to LAD or LCX.

Background The 15-Objects Test (15-OT) provides useful gradation of visuoperceptual impairment from normal aging through Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and correlates with temporo-parietal perfusion. Objectives To analyse progression of 15-OT performance in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and AD, and its correlates with cognition and Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT). Further, to examine neuropsychological and SPECT differences between the MCI patients who developed AD and those who didn’t. Methods From the initial 126 participants (42/group), 38AD, 39MCI and 38 elderly controls (EC) were reassessed (SPECT: 35AD, 33MCI, 35EC) after two years. The progression of cognitive and SPECT scores during this period was compared between groups, and baseline data between converters and non-converters. SPECT data were analysed by SPM5. Results The 15-OT was the only measure of progression that differed between the three groups; worsening scores on 15-OT were associated with worsening in verbal and visual retention, and decreased perfusion on left postsubicular area. In the MCI patients cerebral perfusion fell over the two years in medial-posterior cingulate and fronto-temporo-parietal regions; AD showed extensive changes involving almost all cerebral regions. No SPECT changes were detected in controls. At baseline, the MCI patients who developed AD differed from non-converters in verbal recognition memory, but not in SPECT perfusion. Conclusion SPECT and 15-OT appear to provide a potential measure to differenciate between progression of normal aging, MCI and AD. Worsening on 15-OT was related to decreased perfusion in postsubicular area; but further longitudinal studies are needed to determine the contribution of 15-OT as a predictor of AD from MCI.

Scintigraphy with (99m)Tc-NC100692 is feasible for detection of lung and brain metastases from breast and lung cancer, while the detection of liver and bone lesions is poor. The use of (99m)Tc-NC100692 is safe and well tolerated.