Critical appraisal of appropriateness in nuclear cardiology.
Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
; 60(4): 318-23, 2016 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-27611706
ABSTRACT
Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a large component of the healthcare spending both in developed and developing countries. MPI is also responsible for a significant increase in the exposition of patients and health care operators to ionizing radiations for medical purposes. Thus, health-care systems and pertinent scientific societies were involved in developing criteria to contain the non-appropriate use by implementing Appropriate Use Criteria and Clinical Indications Guidelines. The present manuscript will review the concept and limitations of such an approach.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA NUCLEAR
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article