Defining characteristics of early adopters of multimodality cardiovascular imaging.
Echocardiography
; 31(7): 802-8, 2014 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The prototype for the cardiovascular imager has evolved to necessitate some degree of competency in multimodality imaging (MMI)-defined as expertise in at least 2 of the 4 modalities (echocardiography [ECHO], nuclear cardiology [NUC], cardiovascular computed tomography [CCT], and magnetic resonance [CMR]). Uncertainty exists about the effects of this change.METHODS:
Information detailing the current totals of board-certified practitioners in MMI was collected and organized into groups of 1, 2, and 3 modalities. A randomized stratified sample of names was obtained to identify a representative 10% of each group. Those names were cross-referenced online with information from state medical boards, faculty rosters of academic medical centers, and physician tracking Websites.RESULTS:
There are a total of 2209 board-certified MMI practitioners (2 modalities = 1885, 3 modalities = 324) and 6450 single-modality imagers in the United States. Of those sampled, 98.9% were cardiologists, 31.3% were at academic medical centers and mean time from medical school graduation was 17.75 years. MMI practitioners were more likely to have graduated from medical school more recently (P < 0.0001) and to be trained cardiologists (P = 0.003) than those who practice in a single modality. There was a nonsignificant trend toward MMI being practiced more commonly in an academic setting (P = 0.38).CONCLUSION:
Board-certified specialists in MMI tend to be younger cardiologists than those engaged in single-modality cardiac imaging. There are few advanced (3 modality) MMI practitioners in the United States.Mots clés
Texte intégral:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Maladies cardiovasculaires
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Compétence clinique
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Imagerie multimodale
Type d'étude:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Limites:
Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
America do norte
Langue:
En
Journal:
Echocardiography
Sujet du journal:
CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Année:
2014
Type de document:
Article