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., ...More

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, vol.36, no.26, pp.1689-1696, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 26
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv117
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1689-1696
  • Keywords: Nuclear cardiology, SPECT, PET, Radiation dose, Best practices, Quality of care, CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE, CANCER-RISKS, MORTALITY
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.