Current worldwide nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure: results from the 65 country IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Cross-Sectional Study (INCAPS)


Einstein A. J., Pascual T. N. B., Mercuri M., Karthikeyan G., Vitola J. V., Mahmarian J. J., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, cilt.36, sa.26, ss.1689-1696, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 26
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv117
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1689-1696
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nuclear cardiology, SPECT, PET, Radiation dose, Best practices, Quality of care, CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE, CANCER-RISKS, MORTALITY
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aims To characterize patient radiation doses from nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and the use of radiation-optimizing 'best practices' worldwide, and to evaluate the relationship between laboratory use of best practices and patient radiation dose.