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5. PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERN IN MASTITIC BUFFALOES OF JABALPUR, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA

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Lade A, Jogi J, Nayak A, Singh RV, Shakya P, Rai A, Bordoloi S, Jain Ankit, and Himani K

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buffalo, mastitis, s. aureus, mrsa, cmt, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100
Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a pathogen of higher risk to the world community. Livestock and the products it produces, which are frequently raised in subpar conditions, are one of the sources of MRSA emergence. Studies on the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profile and prevalence of MRSA in dairy buffaloes were scarce in Jabalpur. Thus, using their antimicrobial pattern as well as phenotypic and genotypic characterization, the current study was aimed to ascertain the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in mastitic buffaloes in the Jabalpur region of Madhya Pradesh. The California Mastitis Test was used to screen 408 buffaloes' milk samples for mastitis (CMT). The mecA gene of methicillin-resistant S. aureus was molecularly characterized using polymerase chain reaction. Overall 25 percent (102/408) of the milk samples tested positive for CMT. 30.39 % (31/102) of the milk samples that tested positive for CMT had S. aureus, according to the results of the biochemical tests. mecA gene was identified in 16.1% (05/31) of the total 31 S. aureus isolates detected as MRSA. Only one S. aureus isolate was found to be multidrug resistant based on the antibiotic sensitivity test results.

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2024
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6. Worldwide Variation in the Use of Nuclear Cardiology Camera Technology, Reconstruction Software, and Imaging Protocols

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Einstein, A.J., Pascual, T.N.B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S.E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Magboo, V.P.C., Mahmarian, J.J., Meeks, J.B., Mercuri, M., Mut, F., Rehani, M.M., Vitola, J.V., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M.H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P.A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L.J., Underwood, S.R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S.S., Makhdomi, K.B., El Mustapha, G.I.E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R.M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M.A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G.G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J.M., Cheon, G.J., Cho, I., Dogan, A.S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H.-J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W.J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P.G., Lee, J., Lee, W.W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C.M.M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B.R., Mohammad, M.H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I.D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U.N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J.M., Ozturk, E., Park, J.M., Park, S., Patel, C.D., Phuong, H.K., Quinon, A.P., Rajini, T.R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H.B., Shinto, A.S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M.H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G.M.S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D.N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K.S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K.T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S.C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M.T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D.C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., de Faria, D.B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., Giudice, E. del, Halliwell, S., Hansson, M.J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jędrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y.H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R.W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C.G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S.A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B.G., Santos, A.I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R.P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L.R., Starck, S.-Å., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I.M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R.N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C.M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Cuellar, J.F. Batista, Cabral Chang, T.-M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L.O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A.C., Clavelo, G.F., Júnior, A.F. Cruz, Faccio, F.F., Fernández, K.M., Garibo, J.R. Gomez, Gonzalez, U., González E, P., Guzzo, M.A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J.L., Massardo V, T., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C.T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L.M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L.M., Serna Macias, J.A., Silva Pino, A.G., Huber, F.Z. Tártari, Tovar, A.P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R.J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G.A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F.P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R.J., Jr., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C.-L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W.H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A.M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G.D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D.E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., de Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., McGrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., Weale, J., Hirschfeld, Cole B., Mercuri, Mathew, Pascual, Thomas N.B., Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Vitola, João V., Mahmarian, John J., Better, Nathan, Bouyoucef, Salah E., Hee-Seung Bom, Henry, Lele, Vikram, Magboo, V. Peter C., Alexánderson, Erick, Allam, Adel H., Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., Dorbala, Sharmila, Flotats, Albert, Jerome, Scott, Kaufmann, Philipp A., Luxenburg, Osnat, Shaw, Leslee J., Underwood, S. Richard, Rehani, Madan M., Paez, Diana, Dondi, Maurizio, and Einstein, Andrew J.

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2021
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8. Worldwide Diagnostic Reference Levels for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Findings From INCAPS

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Einstein, A.J., Pascual, T.N.B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S.E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Magboo, V.P.C., Mahmarian, J.J., Meeks, J.B., Mercuri, M., Mut, F., Rehani, M.M., Vitola, J.V., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M.H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P.A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L.J., Underwood, S.R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S.S., Makhdomi, K.B., El Mustapha, G.I.E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R.M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M.A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G.G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J.M., Cheon, G.J., Cho, I., Dogan, A.S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H.-J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W.J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P.G., Lee, J., Lee, W.W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C.M.M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B.R., Mohammad, M.H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I.D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U.N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J.M., Ozturk, E., Park, J.M., Park, S., Patel, C.D., Phuong, H.K., Quinon, A.P., Rajini, T.R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H.B., Shinto, A.S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M.H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G.M.S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D.N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K.S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K.T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S.C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M.T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D.C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., de Faria, D.B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M.J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jędrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y.H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R.W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C.G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S.A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B.G., Santos, A.I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R.P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L.R., Starck, S.-Å., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I.M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R.N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C.M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Cuellar, J.F. Batista, Chang, T-M. Cabral, Rodríguez, L.O. Cabrera, Canessa, J., Mora, G. Castro, Claudia, A.C., Clavelo, G.F., Júnior, A.F. Cruz, Faccio, F.F., Fernández, K.M., Garibo, J.R. Gomez, Gonzalez, U., González E, P., Guzzo, M.A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J.L., Massardo V, T., Colaco, I. Medeiros, Mesquita, C.T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L.M., Puente, A., Vazquez, L.M. Rochela, Macias, J.A. Serna, Pino, A.G. Silva, Huber, F.Z. Tártari, Tovar, A.P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R.J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G.A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F.P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R.J., Jr., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C.-L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W.H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A.M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G.D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D.E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., de Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., McGrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., Weale, J., Hirschfeld, Cole B., Dondi, Maurizio, Pascual, Thomas N.B., Mercuri, Mathew, Vitola, Joao, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Better, Nathan, Mahmarian, John J., Bouyoucef, Salah E., Hee-Seung Bom, Henry, Lele, Vikram, Magboo, Vincent Peter C., Alexánderson, Erick, Allam, Adel H., Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., Flotats, Albert, Jerome, Scott, Kaufmann, Philipp A., Luxenburg, Osnat, Underwood, S. Richard, Rehani, Madan M., Vassileva, Jenia, Paez, Diana, and Einstein, Andrew J.

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2021
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9. Gender Differences in Radiation Dose From Nuclear Cardiology Studies Across the World: Findings From the INCAPS Registry

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Einstein, A.J., Pascual, T.N.B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S.E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Magboo, V.P.C., Mahmarian, J.J., Meeks, J.B., Mercuri, M., Mut, F., Rehani, M.M., Vitola, J.V., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M.H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P.A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L.J., Underwood, S.R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S.S., Makhdomi, K.B., El Mustapha, G.I.E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R.M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M.A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G.G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J.M., Cheon, G.J., Cho, I., Dogan, A.S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H.-J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W.J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P.G., Lee, J., Lee, W.W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C.M.M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B.R., Mohammad, M.H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I.D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U.N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J.M., Ozturk, E., Park, J.M., Park, S., Patel, C.D., Phuong, H.K., Quinon, A.P., Rajini, T.R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H.B., Shinto, A.S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M.H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G.M.S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D.N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K.S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K.T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S.C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M.T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D.C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., de Faria, D.B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M.J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jędrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y.H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R.W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C.G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S.A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B.G., Santos, A.I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R.P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L.R., Starck, S.-Å., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I.M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R.N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C.M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J.F., Cabral Chang, T.-M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L.O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A.C., Clavelo, G.F., Cruz Júnior, A.F., Faccio, F.F., Fernández, K.M., Gomez Garibo, J.R., Gonzalez, U., González E., P., Guzzo, M.A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J.L., Massardo V., T., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C.T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L.M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L.M., Serna Macias, J.A., Silva Pino, A.G., Tártari Huber, F.Z., Tovar, A.P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R.J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G.A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F.P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R.J., Jr., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C.-L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W.H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A.M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G.D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D.E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., de Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., McGrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., Weale, J., Shi, Lynn, Dorbala, Sharmila, Paez, Diana, Shaw, Leslee J., Zukotynski, Katherine A., Pascual, Thomas N.B., Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Vitola, João V., Better, Nathan, Bokhari, Nadia, Rehani, Madan M., Kashyap, Ravi, Dondi, Maurizio, Mercuri, Mathew, and Einstein, Andrew J.

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2016
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13. Worldwide Variation in the Use of Nuclear Cardiology Camera Technology, Reconstruction Software, and Imaging Protocols

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Hirschfeld, Cole B., primary, Mercuri, Mathew, additional, Pascual, Thomas N.B., additional, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, additional, Vitola, João V., additional, Mahmarian, John J., additional, Better, Nathan, additional, Bouyoucef, Salah E., additional, Hee-Seung Bom, Henry, additional, Lele, Vikram, additional, Magboo, V. Peter C., additional, Alexánderson, Erick, additional, Allam, Adel H., additional, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., additional, Dorbala, Sharmila, additional, Flotats, Albert, additional, Jerome, Scott, additional, Kaufmann, Philipp A., additional, Luxenburg, Osnat, additional, Shaw, Leslee J., additional, Underwood, S. Richard, additional, Rehani, Madan M., additional, Paez, Diana, additional, Dondi, Maurizio, additional, Einstein, Andrew J., additional, Einstein, A.J., additional, Pascual, T.N.B., additional, Paez, D., additional, Dondi, M., additional, Better, N., additional, Bouyoucef, S.E., additional, Karthikeyan, G., additional, Kashyap, R., additional, Lele, V., additional, Magboo, V.P.C., additional, Mahmarian, J.J., additional, Meeks, J.B., additional, Mercuri, M., additional, Mut, F., additional, Rehani, M.M., additional, Vitola, J.V., additional, Alexanderson, E., additional, Allam, A., additional, Al-Mallah, M.H., additional, Bom, H., additional, Flotats, A., additional, Jerome, S., additional, Kaufmann, P.A., additional, Luxenburg, O., additional, Mahmarian, J., additional, Shaw, L.J., additional, Underwood, S.R., additional, Vitola, J., additional, Amouri, W., additional, Essabbah, H., additional, Gassama, S.S., additional, Makhdomi, K.B., additional, El Mustapha, G.I.E., additional, El Ouchdi, N., additional, Qaïs, N., additional, Soni, N., additional, Vangu, W., additional, Abazid, R.M., additional, Adams, B., additional, Agarwal, V., additional, Alfeeli, M.A., additional, Alnafisi, N., additional, Bernabe, L., additional, Bural, G.G., additional, Chaiwatanarat, T., additional, Chandraguptha, J.M., additional, Cheon, G.J., additional, Cho, I., additional, Dogan, A.S., additional, Eftekhari, M., additional, Frenkel, A., additional, Garty, I., additional, George, S., additional, Geramifar, P., additional, Golan, H., additional, Habib, S., additional, Hussain, R., additional, Im, H., additional, Jeon, H.-J., additional, Kalawat, T., additional, Kang, W.J., additional, Keng, F., additional, Klaipetch, A., additional, Kumar, P.G., additional, Lee, J., additional, Lee, W.W., additional, Lim, I., additional, Macaisa, C.M.M., additional, Malhotra, G., additional, Mittal, B.R., additional, Mohammad, M.H., additional, Mohan, P., additional, Mulyanto, I.D., additional, Nariman, D., additional, Nayak, U.N., additional, Niaz, K., additional, Nikolov, G., additional, Obaldo, J.M., additional, Ozturk, E., additional, Park, J.M., additional, Park, S., additional, Patel, C.D., additional, Phuong, H.K., additional, Quinon, A.P., additional, Rajini, T.R., additional, Saengsuda, Y., additional, Santiago, J., additional, Sayman, H.B., additional, Shinto, A.S., additional, Sivasubramaniyan, V., additional, Son, M.H., additional, Sudhakar, P., additional, Syed, G.M.S., additional, Tamaki, N., additional, Thamnirat, K., additional, Thientunyakit, T., additional, Thongmak, S., additional, Velasco, D.N., additional, Verma, A., additional, Vutrapongwatana, U., additional, Wang, Y., additional, Won, K.S., additional, Yao, Z., additional, Yingsa-nga, T., additional, Yudistiro, R., additional, Yue, K.T., additional, Zafrir, N., additional, Adrian, S.C., additional, Agostini, D., additional, Aguadé, S., additional, Armitage, G., additional, Backlund, M., additional, Backman, M., additional, Baker, M., additional, Balducci, M.T., additional, Bavelaar, C., additional, Berovic, M., additional, Bertagna, F., additional, Beuchel, R., additional, Biggi, A., additional, Bisi, G., additional, Bonini, R., additional, Bradley, A., additional, Brudin, L., additional, Bruno, I., additional, Busnardo, E., additional, Casoni, R., additional, Choudhri, A., additional, Cittanti, C., additional, Clauss, R., additional, Costa, D.C., additional, Costa, M., additional, Dixon, K., additional, Dziuk, M., additional, Egelic, N., additional, Eriksson, I., additional, Fagioli, G., additional, de Faria, D.B., additional, Florimonte, L., additional, Francini, A., additional, French, M., additional, Gallagher, E., additional, Garai, I., additional, Geatti, O., additional, Genovesi, D., additional, Gianolli, L., additional, Gimelli, A., additional, Giudice, E. del, additional, Halliwell, S., additional, Hansson, M.J., additional, Harrison, C., additional, Homans, F., additional, Horton, F., additional, Jędrzejuk, D., additional, Jogi, J., additional, Johansen, A., additional, Johansson, H., additional, Kalnina, M., additional, Kaminek, M., additional, Kiss, A., additional, Kobylecka, M., additional, Kostkiewicz, M., additional, Kropp, J., additional, Kullenberg, R., additional, Lahoutte, T., additional, Lang, O., additional, Larsson, Y.H., additional, Lázár, M., additional, Leccisotti, L., additional, Leners, N., additional, Lindner, O., additional, Lipp, R.W., additional, Maenhout, A., additional, Maffioli, L., additional, Marcassa, C., additional, Martins, B., additional, Marzullo, P., additional, Medolago, G., additional, Mendiguchía, C.G., additional, Mirzaei, S., additional, Mori, M., additional, Nardi, B., additional, Nazarenko, S., additional, Nikoletic, K., additional, Oleksa, R., additional, Parviainen, T., additional, Patrina, J., additional, Peace, R., additional, Pirich, C., additional, Piwowarska-Bilska, H., additional, Popa, S., additional, Prakash, V., additional, Pubul, V., additional, Puklavec, L., additional, Rac, S., additional, Ratniece, M., additional, Rogan, S.A., additional, Romeo, A., additional, Rossi, M., additional, Ruiz, D., additional, Sabharwal, N., additional, Salobir, B.G., additional, Santos, A.I., additional, Saranovic, S., additional, Sarkozi, A., additional, Schneider, R.P., additional, Sciagra, R., additional, Scotti, S., additional, Servini, Z., additional, Setti, L.R., additional, Starck, S.-Å., additional, Vajauskas, D., additional, Veselý, J., additional, Vieni, A., additional, Vignati, A., additional, Vito, I.M., additional, Weiss, K., additional, Wild, D., additional, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., additional, Agüro, R.N., additional, Alvarado, N., additional, Barral, C.M., additional, Beretta, M., additional, Berrocal, I., additional, Cuellar, J.F. Batista, additional, Cabral Chang, T.-M., additional, Cabrera Rodríguez, L.O., additional, Canessa, J., additional, Castro Mora, G., additional, Claudia, A.C., additional, Clavelo, G.F., additional, Júnior, A.F. Cruz, additional, Faccio, F.F., additional, Fernández, K.M., additional, Garibo, J.R. Gomez, additional, Gonzalez, U., additional, González E, P., additional, Guzzo, M.A., additional, Jofre, J., additional, Kapitán, M., additional, Kempfer, G., additional, Lopez, J.L., additional, Massardo V, T., additional, Medeiros Colaco, I., additional, Mesquita, C.T., additional, Montecinos, M., additional, Neubauer, S., additional, Pabon, L.M., additional, Puente, A., additional, Rochela Vazquez, L.M., additional, Serna Macias, J.A., additional, Silva Pino, A.G., additional, Huber, F.Z. Tártari, additional, Tovar, A.P., additional, Vargas, L., additional, Wiefels, C., additional, Aljizeeri, A., additional, Alvarez, R.J., additional, Barger, D., additional, Beardwood, W., additional, Behrens, J., additional, Brann, L., additional, Brown, D., additional, Carr, H., additional, Churchwell, K., additional, Comingore, G.A., additional, Corbett, J., additional, Costello, M., additional, Cruz, F., additional, Depinet, T., additional, Dorbala, S., additional, Earles, M., additional, Esteves, F.P., additional, Etherton, E., additional, Fanning, R.J., additional, Fornace, J., additional, Franks, L., additional, Gewirtz, H., additional, Gulanchyn, K., additional, Hannah, C.-L., additional, Hays, J., additional, Hendrickson, J., additional, Hester, J., additional, Holmes, K., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Jopek, C., additional, Lewin, H., additional, Lyons, J., additional, Manley, C., additional, Meden, J., additional, Moore, S., additional, Moore, W.H., additional, Murthy, V., additional, Nace, R., additional, Neely, D., additional, Nelson, L., additional, Niedermaier, O., additional, Rice, D., additional, Rigs, R., additional, Schiffer, K., additional, Schockling, E., additional, Schultz, T., additional, Schumacker, T., additional, Sheesley, B., additional, Sheikh, A., additional, Siegel, B., additional, Slim, A.M., additional, Smith, J., additional, Szulc, M., additional, Tanskersley, N., additional, Tilkemeier, P., additional, Valdez, G.D., additional, Vrooman, R., additional, Wawrowicz, D., additional, Winchester, D.E., additional, Alcheikh, A., additional, Allen, B., additional, Atkins, E., additional, Bevan, J., additional, Bonomini, C., additional, Christiansen, J., additional, Clack, L., additional, Craig, E., additional, Dixson, H., additional, Duncan, I., additional, Fredericks, S., additional, Gales, S., additional, Hampson, R., additional, Hanley, T., additional, Hartcher, K., additional, Hassall, J., additional, Kelley, B., additional, Kelly, S., additional, Kidd, T., additional, de Kort, T., additional, Larcos, G., additional, Macdonald, W., additional, McGrath, C., additional, Murdoch, E., additional, O'Malley, S., additional, O'Rourke, M., additional, Pack, M., additional, Pearce, R., additional, Praehofer, R., additional, Ramsay, S., additional, Scarlett, L., additional, Smidt, K., additional, Souvannavong, F., additional, Taubman, K., additional, Taylor, G., additional, Tse, K., additional, Unger, S., additional, and Weale, J., additional

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2021
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14. Worldwide Diagnostic Reference Levels for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Findings From INCAPS

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Hirschfeld, C. B., Dondi, M., Pascual, T. N. B., Mercuri, M., Vitola, J., Karthikeyan, G., Better, N., Mahmarian, J. J., Bouyoucef, S. E., Hee-Seung Bom, H., Lele, V., Magboo, V. P. C., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A. H., Al-Mallah, M. H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Underwood, S. R., Rehani, M. M., Vassileva, J., Paez, D., Einstein, A. J., Kashyap, R., Meeks, J. B., Mut, F., Vitola, J. V., Allam, A., Bom, H., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qais, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguade, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., de Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jedrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lazar, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchia, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S. -A., Vajauskas, D., Vesely, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Aguro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Cuellar, J. F. B., Chang, T. -M. C., Rodriguez, L. O. C., Canessa, J., Mora, G. C., AGABITI-ROSEI, Claudia, Clavelo, G. F., Junior, A. F. C., Faccio, F. F., Fernandez, K. M., Garibo, J. R. G., Gonzalez, U., Gonzalez E, P., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitan, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo V, T., Colaco, I. M., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Vazquez, L. M. R., Macias, J. A. S., Pino, A. G. S., Huber, F. Z. T., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., de Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.

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administered activity, diagnostic reference level, radiation dose reduction, SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, NO
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2021

16. Impact of age on the selection of nuclear cardiology stress protocols: The INCAPS (IAEA nuclear cardiology protocols) study

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Al-Mallah, Mh, Pascual, Tnb, Mercuri, M, Vitola, Jv, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Eistein, Aj, Bouyoucef, Se, Allam, Ah, Vangu, M, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Lele, V, Magboo, Vpc, Mahmarian, Jj, Mut, F, Alexánderson, E, Allam, A, Bom, H, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, Pa, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, Lj, Underwood, Sr, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha, Gie, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cmm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gms, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-Nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, De Faria, Db, Florimonte, L, Francini, Alberto, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, Del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jȩdrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, Annunziata, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, S-A., Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, I. M., Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar, Jf, Cabral Chang, T-M, Cabrera Rodríguez, Lo, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz, Af, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo, Jr, Gonzalez, U, González, Pe, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, Massardo, Tv, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez, Lm, Serna Macias, Ja, Silva Pino, Ag, Tártari Huber, Fz, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning, Rj, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, Mc, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, De Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J

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Ionizing radiation, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Cross-sectional study, Cardiology, Guidelines, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Radiation Dosage, Effective dose (radiation), NO, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, Myocardial perfusion imaging, Age, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, Humans, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Tomography, Age Factors, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Middle Aged, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Positron-Emission Tomography, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Radiation Exposure, Retrospective Studies, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Nuclear Energy, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, Radiation exposure, Cohort, Emission-Computed, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Single-Photon, Cohort study
Abstract

There is growing concern about radiation exposure from nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), particularly among younger patients who are more prone to develop untoward effects of ionizing radiation, and hence US and European professional society guidelines recommend age as a consideration in weighing radiation risk from MPI. We aimed to determine how patient radiation doses from MPI vary across age groups in a large contemporary international cohort.Data were collected as part of a global cross-sectional study of centers performing MPI coordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Sites provided information on each MPI study completed during a single week in March-April 2013. We compared across age groups laboratory adherence to pre-specified radiation-related best practices, radiation effective dose (ED; a whole-body measure reflecting the amount of radiation to each organ and its relative sensitivity to radiation's deleterious effects), and the proportion of patients with ED ≤ 9 mSv, a target level specified in guidelines.Among 7911 patients undergoing MPI in 308 laboratories in 65 countries, mean ED was 10.0 ± 4.5 mSv with slightly higher exposure among younger age groups (trend p value 0.001). There was no difference in the proportion of patients with ED ≤ 9 mSv across age groups, or in adherence to best practices based on the median age of patients in a laboratory.In contemporary nuclear cardiology practice, the age of the patient appears not to impact protocol selection and radiation dose, contrary to professional society guidelines.

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2018
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17. Worldwide Diagnostic Reference Levels for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

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Hirschfeld, Cole B., primary, Dondi, Maurizio, additional, Pascual, Thomas N.B., additional, Mercuri, Mathew, additional, Vitola, Joao, additional, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, additional, Better, Nathan, additional, Mahmarian, John J., additional, Bouyoucef, Salah E., additional, Hee-Seung Bom, Henry, additional, Lele, Vikram, additional, Magboo, Vincent Peter C., additional, Alexánderson, Erick, additional, Allam, Adel H., additional, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., additional, Flotats, Albert, additional, Jerome, Scott, additional, Kaufmann, Philipp A., additional, Luxenburg, Osnat, additional, Underwood, S. Richard, additional, Rehani, Madan M., additional, Vassileva, Jenia, additional, Paez, Diana, additional, Einstein, Andrew J., additional, Einstein, A.J., additional, Pascual, T.N.B., additional, Paez, D., additional, Dondi, M., additional, Better, N., additional, Bouyoucef, S.E., additional, Karthikeyan, G., additional, Kashyap, R., additional, Lele, V., additional, Magboo, V.P.C., additional, Mahmarian, J.J., additional, Meeks, J.B., additional, Mercuri, M., additional, Mut, F., additional, Rehani, M.M., additional, Vitola, J.V., additional, Alexanderson, E., additional, Allam, A., additional, Al-Mallah, M.H., additional, Bom, H., additional, Flotats, A., additional, Jerome, S., additional, Kaufmann, P.A., additional, Luxenburg, O., additional, Mahmarian, J., additional, Shaw, L.J., additional, Underwood, S.R., additional, Vitola, J., additional, Amouri, W., additional, Essabbah, H., additional, Gassama, S.S., additional, Makhdomi, K.B., additional, El Mustapha, G.I.E., additional, El Ouchdi, N., additional, Qaïs, N., additional, Soni, N., additional, Vangu, W., additional, Abazid, R.M., additional, Adams, B., additional, Agarwal, V., additional, Alfeeli, M.A., additional, Alnafisi, N., additional, Bernabe, L., additional, Bural, G.G., additional, Chaiwatanarat, T., additional, Chandraguptha, J.M., additional, Cheon, G.J., additional, Cho, I., additional, Dogan, A.S., additional, Eftekhari, M., additional, Frenkel, A., additional, Garty, I., additional, George, S., additional, Geramifar, P., additional, Golan, H., additional, Habib, S., additional, Hussain, R., additional, Im, H., additional, Jeon, H.-J., additional, Kalawat, T., additional, Kang, W.J., additional, Keng, F., additional, Klaipetch, A., additional, Kumar, P.G., additional, Lee, J., additional, Lee, W.W., additional, Lim, I., additional, Macaisa, C.M.M., additional, Malhotra, G., additional, Mittal, B.R., additional, Mohammad, M.H., additional, Mohan, P., additional, Mulyanto, I.D., additional, Nariman, D., additional, Nayak, U.N., additional, Niaz, K., additional, Nikolov, G., additional, Obaldo, J.M., additional, Ozturk, E., additional, Park, J.M., additional, Park, S., additional, Patel, C.D., additional, Phuong, H.K., additional, Quinon, A.P., additional, Rajini, T.R., additional, Saengsuda, Y., additional, Santiago, J., additional, Sayman, H.B., additional, Shinto, A.S., additional, Sivasubramaniyan, V., additional, Son, M.H., additional, Sudhakar, P., additional, Syed, G.M.S., additional, Tamaki, N., additional, Thamnirat, K., additional, Thientunyakit, T., additional, Thongmak, S., additional, Velasco, D.N., additional, Verma, A., additional, Vutrapongwatana, U., additional, Wang, Y., additional, Won, K.S., additional, Yao, Z., additional, Yingsa-nga, T., additional, Yudistiro, R., additional, Yue, K.T., additional, Zafrir, N., additional, Adrian, S.C., additional, Agostini, D., additional, Aguadé, S., additional, Armitage, G., additional, Backlund, M., additional, Backman, M., additional, Baker, M., additional, Balducci, M.T., additional, Bavelaar, C., additional, Berovic, M., additional, Bertagna, F., additional, Beuchel, R., additional, Biggi, A., additional, Bisi, G., additional, Bonini, R., additional, Bradley, A., additional, Brudin, L., additional, Bruno, I., additional, Busnardo, E., additional, Casoni, R., additional, Choudhri, A., additional, Cittanti, C., additional, Clauss, R., additional, Costa, D.C., additional, Costa, M., additional, Dixon, K., additional, Dziuk, M., additional, Egelic, N., additional, Eriksson, I., additional, Fagioli, G., additional, de Faria, D.B., additional, Florimonte, L., additional, Francini, A., additional, French, M., additional, Gallagher, E., additional, Garai, I., additional, Geatti, O., additional, Genovesi, D., additional, Gianolli, L., additional, Gimelli, A., additional, del Giudice, E., additional, Halliwell, S., additional, Hansson, M.J., additional, Harrison, C., additional, Homans, F., additional, Horton, F., additional, Jędrzejuk, D., additional, Jogi, J., additional, Johansen, A., additional, Johansson, H., additional, Kalnina, M., additional, Kaminek, M., additional, Kiss, A., additional, Kobylecka, M., additional, Kostkiewicz, M., additional, Kropp, J., additional, Kullenberg, R., additional, Lahoutte, T., additional, Lang, O., additional, Larsson, Y.H., additional, Lázár, M., additional, Leccisotti, L., additional, Leners, N., additional, Lindner, O., additional, Lipp, R.W., additional, Maenhout, A., additional, Maffioli, L., additional, Marcassa, C., additional, Martins, B., additional, Marzullo, P., additional, Medolago, G., additional, Mendiguchía, C.G., additional, Mirzaei, S., additional, Mori, M., additional, Nardi, B., additional, Nazarenko, S., additional, Nikoletic, K., additional, Oleksa, R., additional, Parviainen, T., additional, Patrina, J., additional, Peace, R., additional, Pirich, C., additional, Piwowarska-Bilska, H., additional, Popa, S., additional, Prakash, V., additional, Pubul, V., additional, Puklavec, L., additional, Rac, S., additional, Ratniece, M., additional, Rogan, S.A., additional, Romeo, A., additional, Rossi, M., additional, Ruiz, D., additional, Sabharwal, N., additional, Salobir, B.G., additional, Santos, A.I., additional, Saranovic, S., additional, Sarkozi, A., additional, Schneider, R.P., additional, Sciagra, R., additional, Scotti, S., additional, Servini, Z., additional, Setti, L.R., additional, Starck, S.-Å., additional, Vajauskas, D., additional, Veselý, J., additional, Vieni, A., additional, Vignati, A., additional, Vito, I.M., additional, Weiss, K., additional, Wild, D., additional, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., additional, Agüro, R.N., additional, Alvarado, N., additional, Barral, C.M., additional, Beretta, M., additional, Berrocal, I., additional, Cuellar, J.F. Batista, additional, Chang, T-M. Cabral, additional, Rodríguez, L.O. Cabrera, additional, Canessa, J., additional, Mora, G. Castro, additional, Claudia, A.C., additional, Clavelo, G.F., additional, Júnior, A.F. Cruz, additional, Faccio, F.F., additional, Fernández, K.M., additional, Garibo, J.R. Gomez, additional, Gonzalez, U., additional, González E, P., additional, Guzzo, M.A., additional, Jofre, J., additional, Kapitán, M., additional, Kempfer, G., additional, Lopez, J.L., additional, Massardo V, T., additional, Colaco, I. Medeiros, additional, Mesquita, C.T., additional, Montecinos, M., additional, Neubauer, S., additional, Pabon, L.M., additional, Puente, A., additional, Vazquez, L.M. Rochela, additional, Macias, J.A. Serna, additional, Pino, A.G. Silva, additional, Huber, F.Z. Tártari, additional, Tovar, A.P., additional, Vargas, L., additional, Wiefels, C., additional, Aljizeeri, A., additional, Alvarez, R.J., additional, Barger, D., additional, Beardwood, W., additional, Behrens, J., additional, Brann, L., additional, Brown, D., additional, Carr, H., additional, Churchwell, K., additional, Comingore, G.A., additional, Corbett, J., additional, Costello, M., additional, Cruz, F., additional, Depinet, T., additional, Dorbala, S., additional, Earles, M., additional, Esteves, F.P., additional, Etherton, E., additional, Fanning, R.J., additional, Fornace, J., additional, Franks, L., additional, Gewirtz, H., additional, Gulanchyn, K., additional, Hannah, C.-L., additional, Hays, J., additional, Hendrickson, J., additional, Hester, J., additional, Holmes, K., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Jopek, C., additional, Lewin, H., additional, Lyons, J., additional, Manley, C., additional, Meden, J., additional, Moore, S., additional, Moore, W.H., additional, Murthy, V., additional, Nace, R., additional, Neely, D., additional, Nelson, L., additional, Niedermaier, O., additional, Rice, D., additional, Rigs, R., additional, Schiffer, K., additional, Schockling, E., additional, Schultz, T., additional, Schumacker, T., additional, Sheesley, B., additional, Sheikh, A., additional, Siegel, B., additional, Slim, A.M., additional, Smith, J., additional, Szulc, M., additional, Tanskersley, N., additional, Tilkemeier, P., additional, Valdez, G.D., additional, Vrooman, R., additional, Wawrowicz, D., additional, Winchester, D.E., additional, Alcheikh, A., additional, Allen, B., additional, Atkins, E., additional, Bevan, J., additional, Bonomini, C., additional, Christiansen, J., additional, Clack, L., additional, Craig, E., additional, Dixson, H., additional, Duncan, I., additional, Fredericks, S., additional, Gales, S., additional, Hampson, R., additional, Hanley, T., additional, Hartcher, K., additional, Hassall, J., additional, Kelley, B., additional, Kelly, S., additional, Kidd, T., additional, de Kort, T., additional, Larcos, G., additional, Macdonald, W., additional, McGrath, C., additional, Murdoch, E., additional, O'Malley, S., additional, O'Rourke, M., additional, Pack, M., additional, Pearce, R., additional, Praehofer, R., additional, Ramsay, S., additional, Scarlett, L., additional, Smidt, K., additional, Souvannavong, F., additional, Taubman, K., additional, Taylor, G., additional, Tse, K., additional, Unger, S., additional, and Weale, J., additional

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2021
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19. Nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure in Africa: results from the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS)

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Bouyoucef, Salah E., Mercuri, Mathew, Pascual, Thomas N. B., Allam, Adel H., Vangu, Mboyo, Vitola, João V., Better, Nathan, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Mahmarian, John J., Rehani, Madan M., Kashyap, Ravi, Dondi, Maurizio, Paez, Diana, Einstein, Andrew J., Einstein, A. J., Pascual, T. N. B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S. E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Magboo, V. P. C., Mahmarian, J. J., Mercuri, M., Mut, F., Rehani, M. M., Vitola, J. V., Alexánderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M. H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-Nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., De Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., Del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jȩdrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S-Ã…., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, P. E., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, T. V., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M. C., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., De Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Heart Diseases, Cross-sectional study, MEDLINE, effective dose, Cardiology, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Effective dose (radiation), NO, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, CONSECUTIVE SAMPLE, 03 medical and health sciences, Myocardial perfusion imaging, 0302 clinical medicine, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, medicine, best practices, Humans, Registries, Africa, Best practices, Effective dose, Radiation, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Incidence, Middle Aged, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Radiation Exposure, Radiation Injuries, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Tomography, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Cardiovascular Topics, Radiation dose, General Medicine, Radiation exposure, radiation, Emission-Computed, business, Single-Photon
Abstract

OBJECTIVE While nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) offers many benefits to patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease, concerns exist regarding radiation-associated health effects. Little is known regarding MPI practice in Africa. We sought to characterise radiation doses and the use of MPI best practices that could minimise radiation in African nuclear cardiology laboratories, and compare these to practice worldwide. METHODS Demographics and clinical characteristics were collected for a consecutive sample of 348 patients from 12 laboratories in six African countries over a one-week period from March to April 2013. Radiation effective dose (ED) was estimated for each patient. A quality index (QI) enumerating adherence to eight best practices, identified a priori by an IAEA expert panel, was calculated for each laboratory. We compared these metrics with those from 7 563 patients from 296 laboratories outside Africa. RESULTS Median (interquartile range) patient ED in Africa was similar to that of the rest of the world [9.1 (5.1-15.6) vs 10.3 mSv (6.8-12.6), p = 0.14], although a larger proportion of African patients received a low ED, ≤ 9 mSv targeted in societal recommendations (49.7 vs 38.2%, p < 0.001). Bestpractice adherence was higher among African laboratories (QI score: 6.3 ± 1.2 vs 5.4 ± 1.3, p = 0.013). However, median ED varied significantly among African laboratories (range: 2.0-16.3 mSv; p < 0.0001) and QI range was 4-8. CONCLUSION Patient radiation dose from MPI in Africa was similar to that in the rest of the world, and adherence to best practices was relatively high in African laboratories. Nevertheless there remain opportunities to further reduce radiation exposure to African patients from MPI.

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2017

20. Nuclear cardiology practice in Asia: Analysis of radiation exposure and best practice for myocardial perfusion imaging ― results from the IAEA nuclear cardiology protocols cross-sectional study (INCAPS)

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Pascual, Tnb, Mercuri, M, El-Haj, N, Hee-Sung Bom, H, Lele, V, Al-Mallah, Mh, Luxenburg, O, Karthikeyan, G, Vitola, Jv, Mahmarian, Jj, Better, N, Shaw, Lj, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Paez, D, Dondi, M, Eistein, Aj, Bouyoucef, Salah E., Allam, Adel H., Vangu, Mboyo, Magboo, V. P. C., Mut, F., Alexánderson, E., Allam, A., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-Nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., De Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., Del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jȩdrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S-Ã…., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, P. E., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, T. V., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M. C., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., De Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Asia, Cross-sectional study, Best practice, Cardiology, Practice Patterns, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Radiation Dosage, Effective dose (radiation), 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Myocardial perfusion imaging, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, Humans, Medical physics, Dosing, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Quality of care, Thallium, Aged, Quality of Health Care, Radiation, Physicians', medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Radiation dose, Technetium, Nuclear cardiology, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Radiation Exposure, Radiation exposure, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Abstract

BACKGROUND This paper examines the current status of radiation exposure to patients in myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in Asia.Methods and Results:Laboratories voluntarily provided information on MPI performed over a 1-week period. Eight best practice criteria regarding MPI were predefined by an expert panel. Implementation of ≥6 best practices (quality index [QI] ≥6) was pre-specified as a desirable goal for keeping radiation exposure at a low level. Radiation effective dose (ED) in 1,469 patients and QI of 69 laboratories in Asia were compared against data from 239 laboratories in the rest of the world (RoW). Mean ED was significantly higher in Asia (11.4 vs. 9.6 mSv; P

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2017

21. Nuclear Cardiology Practices and Radiation Exposure in the Oceania Region: results From the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS)

Author

Biswas, S, Better, N, Pascual, TNB, Mercuri, M, Vitola, JV, Karthikeyan, G, Westcott, J, Alexanderson, E, Allam, AH, Al-Mallah, MH, Bom, HHS, Bouyoucef, SE, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufman, PA, Lele, V, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, JJ, Shaw, LJ, Underwood, SR, Rehani, M, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, AJ, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Kelley, B, Bonomini, C, McGrath, C, Atkins, E, Craig, E, Murdoch, E, Souvannavong, F, Larcos, G, Taylor, G, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Bevan, J, Christiansen, J, Hassall, J, Weale, J, Hartcher, K, Smidt, K, Taubman, K, Tse, K, Clark, L, Scarlett, L, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Hampson, R, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Kelly, S, O'Malley, S, Ramsay, S, Unger, S, de Kort, T, Hanley, T, Kidd, T, Macdonald, W, Magboo, VPC, Mut, F, Meeks, JB, Rehani, MM, Allam, A, Bom, H, Kaufmann, PA, Mahmarian, J, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, SS, Makhdomi, KB, El Mustapha, GIE, El Ouchdi, N, Qais, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, RM, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, MA, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, GG, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, JM, Cheon, GJ, Cho, I, Dogan, AS, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, HJ, Kalawat, T, Kang, WJ, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, PG, Lee, J, Lee, WW, Lim, I, Macaisa, CMM, Malhotra, G, Mittal, BR, Mohammad, MH, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, ID, Nariman, D, Nayak, UN, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, JM, Ozturk, E, Park, JM, Park, S, Patel, CD, Phuong, HK, Quinon, AP, Rajini, TR, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, HB, Shinto, AS, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, MH, Sudhakar, P, Syed, GMS, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, DN, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, KS, Yao, Z, Yingsa-Nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, KT, Zafrir, N, Adrian, SC, Agostini, D, Aguade, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, MT, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, DC, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, MJ, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jedrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, YH, Lazar, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, RW, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchia, CG, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, SA, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, BG, Santos, AI, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, RP, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, LR, Starck, SA, Vajauskas, D, Vesely, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, IM, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Aguro, RN, Alvarado, N, Barral, CM, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Cuellar, JFB, Chang, TMC, Rodriguez, LOC, Canessa, J, Mora, GC, Claudia, AC, Clavelo, GF, Cruz, AF, Faccio, FF, Fernandez, KM, Garibo, JRG, Gonzalez, U, Gonzalez, P, Guzzo, MA, Jofre, J, Kapitan, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, JL, Massardo, TV, Colaco, IM, Mesquita, CT, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, LM, Puente, A, Vazquez, LMR, Macias, JAS, Pino, AGS, Huber, FZT, Tovar, AP, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, RJ, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, GA, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, FP, Etherton, E, Fanning, RJ, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, CL, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, WH, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, AM, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, GD, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, DE, Dixon, H, and INCAPS Investigators Grp

Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Oceania, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Radiation Dosage, Effective dose (radiation), Sievert, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Myocardial perfusion imaging, Radiation exposure, Aged, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Radiation Exposure, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Radiation dose, Cardiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
Abstract

Background There is concern about radiation exposure with radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). This sub-study of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study reports radiation doses from MPI, and use of dose-optimisation protocols in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), and compares them with data from the rest of the world. Methods Data were collected from 7911 MPI studies performed in 308 laboratories worldwide in one week in 2013, including 439 MPI studies from 34 ANZ laboratories. For each laboratory, effective radiation dose (ED) and a quality index (QI) score (out of 8) based on pre-specified "best practices'' was determined. Results In ANZ patients, ED ranged from 0.9-17.9 milliSievert (mSv). Median ED was similar in ANZ compared with the rest of the world (10.0 (IQR: 6.5-11.7) vs. 10.0 (IQR 6.4-12.6, P=0.15), as were mean QI scores (5.5 +/- 0.7 vs. 5.4 +/- 1.3, P= 0.84). Use of stress-only imaging (17.6% vs. 31.8% of labs, P= 0.09) and weight-based dosing of technetium-99m (14.7% vs. 30.3%, P= 0.07) was lower in ANZ compared with the rest of the world but this difference was not statistically significant. Median ED was significantly lower in metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan laboratories (10.1 mSv vs. 11.6 mSv, P < 0.01), although mean QI scores were similar (5.4 +/- 0.8 vs. 5.5 +/- 0.7, P= 0.75). Conclusion Across ANZ, there is variability in ED from MPI, and use of radiation safety practices, particularly between metropolitan and non-metropolitan laboratories. Overall, ANZ laboratories have a similar median ED to laboratories in the rest of the world.

Published
2017

22. Gender Differences in Radiation Dose from Nuclear Cardiology Studies Across the World Findings from the INCAPS Registry

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Shi, Lynn, Dorbala, Sharmila, Paez, Diana, Shaw, Leslee J., Zukotynski, Katherine A., Pascual, Thomas N. B., Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Vitola, João V., Better, Nathan, Bokhari, Nadia, Rehani, Madan M., Kashyap, Ravi, Dondi, Maurizio, Mercuri, Mathew, Einstein, Andrew J., Einstein, A. J., Pascual, T. N. B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S. E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Magboo, V. P. C., Mahmarian, J. J., Meeks, J. B., Mut, F., Rehani, M. M., Vitola, J. V., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M. H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-Nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., De Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., Del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jȩdrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S. -A., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz Júnior, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, E. P., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, V. T., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., De Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.

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gender, nuclear cardiology, radiation exposure, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Africa, Aged, Asia, Chi-Square Distribution, Coronary Circulation, Cross-Sectional Studies, Europe, Female, Heart Diseases, Humans, Latin America, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, North America, Oceania, Odds Ratio, Radiopharmaceuticals, Registries, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Healthcare Disparities, Positron-Emission Tomography, Radiation Dosage, Radiation Exposure, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Radiology, NO
Published
2016

23. Estimating the Reduction in the Radiation Burden From Nuclear Cardiology Through Use of Stress-Only Imaging in the United States and Worldwide

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Mathew, Mercuri, Pascual, Thomas N. B., Mahmarian, John J., Shaw, Leslee J., Maurizio, Dondi, Diana, Paez, Einstein, A. J., Pascual, T. N. B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S. E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Mut, F., Magboo, V. P. C., Mahmarian, J. J., Mercuri, M., Rehani, M. M., Vitola, J. V., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M. H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H-J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, Iliane Chiara, Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., de Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jędrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Meeks, J. B., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S. -Å., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz Jr, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, P., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, T., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning Jr, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., de Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O’Malley, S., O’Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.

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South asia, business.industry, Coronary arteriosclerosis, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Radiation Dosage, Thallium stress test, Clinical Protocols, Exercise Test, Humans, United States, Internal Medicine, Executive committee, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, NO, Radiation exposure, 03 medical and health sciences, Kingdom, 0302 clinical medicine, Radiology Specialty, Medicine, business, Humanities
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Group Information: The INCAPS Investigators Group includes executive committee members A. J. Einstein (chair), T. N. B. Pascual (IAEA project lead), D. Paez (IAEA section head), M. Dondi (IAEA section head); N. Better, S.E. Bouyoucef, G. Karthikeyan, R. Kashyap, V. Lele, F. Mut, V. P. C. Magboo, J. J. Mahmarian, M. Mercuri, M. M. Rehani, and J. V. Vitola, and regional coordinators E. Alexanderson (Latin America), A. Allam (Africa andMiddle East), M. H. Al-Mallah (Middle East), N. Better (Oceania), S. E. Bouyoucef (Africa), H. Bom (East Asia), A. Flotats (Europe), S. Jerome (United States), P. A. Kaufmann (Europe), V. Lele (South Asia), O. Luxenburg (Israel), J. Mahmarian (North America), L. J. Shaw (North America), S. R. Underwood (United Kingdom), and J. Vitola (Latin America). Members by region include W. Amouri, H. Essabbah, S. S. Gassama, K. B. Makhdomi, G. I. E. El Mustapha, N. El Ouchdi, N. Qais, N. Soni, andW. Vangu (Africa); R. M. Abazid, B. Adams, V. Agarwal, M. A. Alfeeli, N. Alnafisi, L. Bernabe, G. G. Bural, T. Chaiwatanarat, J. M. Chandraguptha, G. J. Cheon, I. Cho, A. S. Dogan, M. Eftekhari, A. Frenkel, I. Garty, S. George, P. Geramifar, H. Golan, S. Habib, R. Hussain, H. Im, H-J. Jeon, T. Kalawat, W. J. Kang, F. Keng, A. Klaipetch, P. G. Kumar, J. Lee, W.W. Lee, I. Lim, C. M. M. Macaisa, G. Malhotra, B. R. Mittal, M. H. Mohammad, P. Mohan, I. D. Mulyanto, D. Nariman, U. N. Nayak, K. Niaz, G. Nikolov, J. M. Obaldo, E. Ozturk, J. M. Park, S. Park, C. D. Patel, H. K. Phuong, A. P. Quinon, T. R. Rajini, Y. Saengsuda, J. Santiago, H. B. Sayman, A. S. Shinto, V. Sivasubramaniyan, M. H. Son, P. Sudhakar, G. M. S. Syed, N. Tamaki, K. Thamnirat, T. Thientunyakit, S. Thongmak, D. N. Velasco, A. Verma, U. Vutrapongwatana, Y. Wang, K. S. Won, Z. Yao, T. Yingsa-nga, R. Yudistiro, K. T. Yue, and N. Zafrir (Asia); S. C. Adrian, D. Agostini, S. Aguade, G. Armitage, M. Backlund, M. Backman, M. Baker, M. T. Balducci, C. Bavelaar, M. Berovic, F. Bertagna, R. Beuchel, A. Biggi, G. Bisi, R. Bonini, A. Bradley, L. Brudin, I. Bruno, E. Busnardo, R. Casoni, A. Choudhri, C. Cittanti, R. Clauss, D. C. Costa, M. Costa, K. Dixon, M. Dziuk, N. Egelic, I. Eriksson, G. Fagioli, D. B. de Faria, L. Florimonte, A. Francini, M. French, E. Gallagher, I. Garai, O. Geatti, D. Genovesi, L. Gianolli, A. Gimelli, E. del Giudice, S. Halliwell, M. J. Hansson, C. Harrison, F. Homans, F. Horton, D. Jedrzejuk, J. Jogi, A. Johansen, H. Johansson, M. Kalnina, M. Kaminek, A. Kiss, M. Kobylecka, M. Kostkiewicz, J. Kropp, R. Kullenberg, T. Lahoutte, O. Lang, Y. H. Larsson, M. Lazar, L. Leccisotti, N. Leners, O. Lindner, R. W. Lipp, A. Maenhout, L. Maffioli, C. Marcassa, B. Martins, P. Marzullo, G. Medolago, J. B. Meeks, C. G. Mendiguchia, S. Mirzaei, M. Mori, B. Nardi, S. Nazarenko, K. Nikoletic, R. Oleksa, T. Parviainen, J. Patrina, R. Peace, C. Pirich, H. Piwowarska-Bilska, S. Popa, V. Prakash, V. Pubul, L. Puklavec, S. Rac, M. Ratniece, S. A. Rogan, A. Romeo, M. Rossi, D. Ruiz, N. Sabharwal, B. G. Salobir, A. I. Santos, S. Saranovic, A. Sarkozi, R. P. Schneider, R. Sciagra, S. Scotti, Z. Servini, L. R. Setti, S.-A. Starck, D. Vajauskas, J. Veselý, A. Vieni, A. Vignati, I. M. Vito, K. Weiss, D. Wild, andM. Zdraveska-Kochovska (Europe); R. N. Aguro, N. Alvarado, C. M. Barral, M. Beretta, I. Berrocal, J. F. Batista Cuellar, T.-M. Cabral Chang, L. O. Cabrera Rodriguez, J. Canessa, G. Castro Mora, A. C. Claudia, G. F. Clavelo, A. F. Cruz Jr, F. F. Faccio, K. M. Fernandez, J. R. Gomez Garibo, U. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, M. A. Guzzo, J. Jofre, M. Kapitan, G. Kempfer, J. L. Lopez, T. Massardo, I. Medeiros Colaco, C. T. Mesquita, M. Montecinos, S. Neubauer, L. M. Pabon, A. Puente, L. M. Rochela Vazquez, J. A. Serna Macias, A. G. Silva Pino, F. Z. Tartari Huber, A. P. Tovar, L. Vargas, and C. Wiefels (Latin America); A. Aljizeeri, R. J. Alvarez, D. Barger, W. Beardwood, J. Behrens, L. Brann, D. Brown, H. Carr, K. Churchwell, G. A. Comingore, J. Corbett, M. Costello, F. Cruz, T. Depinet, S. Dorbala, M. Earles, F. P. Esteves, E. Etherton, R. J. Fanning Jr, J. Fornace, L. Franks, H. Gewirtz, K. Gulanchyn, C.-L. Hannah, J. Hays, J. Hendrickson, J. Hester, K. Holmes, S. Jerome, A. Johnson, C. Jopek, H. Lewin, J. Lyons, C. Manley, J. Meden, S. Moore, W. H. Moore, V. Murthy, R. Nace, D. Neely, L. Nelson, O. Niedermaier, D. Rice, R. Rigs, K. Schiffer, E. Schockling, T. Schultz, T. Schumacker, B. Sheesley, A. Sheikh, B. Siegel, A. M. Slim, J. Smith, M. Szulc, N. Tanskersley, P. Tilkemeier, G. D. Valdez, R. Vrooman, D. Wawrowicz, and D. E. Winchester (North America); and A. Alcheikh, B. Allen, E. Atkins, J. Bevan, C. Bonomini, J. Christiansen, L. Clack, E. Craig, H. Dixson, I. Duncan, S. Fredericks, S. Gales, R. Hampson, T. Hanley, K. Hartcher, J. Hassall, B. Kelley, S. Kelly, T. Kidd, T. de Kort, G. Larcos, W. Macdonald, C. McGrath, E. Murdoch, S. O’Malley, M. O’Rourke, M. Pack, R. Pearce, R. Praehofer, S. Ramsay, L. Scarlett, K. Smidt, F. Souvannavong, K. Taubman, G. Taylor, K. Tse, S. Unger, and J. Weale (Oceania).

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2016

24. Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries

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Lindner, O., Pascual, Tn, Mercuri, M, Acampa, W, Burchert, W, Flotats, A, Kaufmann, Pa, Kitsiou, A, Knuuti, J, Underwood, Sr, Vitola, Jv, Mahmarian JJ, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, Aj, INCAPS Investigators Group: Pascual TN, Bouyoucef, Se, Lele, V, Magboo, Vp, Mut, F, Mahmarian, Jj, Meeks, Jb, Alexánderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, Mh, Bom, H, Jerome, S, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, Lj, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha GI, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, Hj, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gm, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jędrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, Så, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, Im, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar JF, Cabral Chang TM, Cabrera Rodríguez LO, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz Júnior AF, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo JR, Gonzalez, U, E P, González, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, V T, Massardo, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez LM, Serna Macias JA, Silva Pino AG, Tártari Huber FZ, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning RJ Jr, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, Cl, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, Weale, J., Lindner, Oliver, Pascual, Thomas N. B, Mercuri, Mathew, Acampa, Wanda, Burchert, Wolfgang, Flotats, Albert, Kaufmann, Philipp A, Kitsiou, Anastasia, Knuuti, Juhani, Underwood, S. Richard, Vitola, João V, Mahmarian, John J, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Better, Nathan, Rehani, Madan M, Kashyap, Ravi, Dondi, Maurizio, Paez, Diana, Einstein, Andrew J., Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), and Columbia University [New York]

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INCAPS Investigators Group, [SDV.IB.IMA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Bioengineering/Imaging, Computed tomography, Best practice, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, 0302 clinical medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Medicine, media_common, medicine.diagnostic_test, Radiation dose, Scientific, General Medicine, 3. Good health, Patient management, Europe, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging, Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging, SPECT, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Cardiology, Original Article, Radiology, Societies, Scientific, medicine.medical_specialty, Best practices, 0299 Other Physical Sciences, [SDV.IB.MN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Bioengineering/Nuclear medicine, Radiation Dosage, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, media_common.cataloged_instance, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Medical physics, European Union, Quality of care, European union, Cardiac Imaging Technique, business.industry, Nuclear cardiology, PET, Cardiac Imaging Techniques, Nuclear Medicine, Positron-Emission Tomography, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 1103 Clinical Sciences, business, Societies, Medical therapy, [SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology
Abstract

Purpose Nuclear cardiology is widely used to diagnose coronary artery disease and to guide patient management, but data on current practices, radiation dose-related best practices, and radiation doses are scarce. To address these issues, the IAEA conducted a worldwide study of nuclear cardiology practice. We present the European subanalysis. Methods In March 2013, the IAEA invited laboratories across the world to document all SPECT and PET studies performed in one week. The data included age, gender, weight, radiopharmaceuticals, injected activities, camera type, positioning, hardware and software. Radiation effective dose was calculated for each patient. A quality score was defined for each laboratory as the number followed of eight predefined best practices with a bearing on radiation exposure (range of quality score 0 - 8). The participating European countries were assigned to regions (North, East, South, and West). Comparisons were performed between the four European regions and between Europe and the rest-of-the-world (RoW). Results Data on 2,381 European patients undergoing nuclear cardiology procedures in 102 laboratories in 27 countries were collected. A cardiac SPECT study was performed in 97.9 % of the patients, and a PET study in 2.1 %. The average effective dose of SPECT was 8.0 +/- 3.4 mSv (RoW 11.4 +/- 4.3 mSv; P < 0.001) and of PET was 2.6 +/- 1.5 mSv (RoW 3.8 +/- 2.5 mSv; P < 0.001). The mean effective doses of SPECT and PET differed between European regions (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002, respectively). The mean quality score was 6.2 +/- 1.2, which was higher than the RoW score (5.0 +/- 1.1; P < 0.001). Adherence to best practices did not differ significantly among the European regions (range 6 to 6.4; P = 0.73). Of the best practices, stress-only imaging and weight-adjusted dosing were the least commonly used. Conclusion In Europe, the mean effective dose from nuclear cardiology is lower and the average quality score is higher than in the RoW. There is regional variation in effective dose in relation to the best practice quality score. A possible reason for the differences between Europe and the RoW could be the safety culture fostered by actions under the Euratom directives and the implementation of diagnostic reference levels. Stress-only imaging and weight-adjusted activity might be targets for optimization of European nuclear cardiology practice.

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2016
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25. Comparison of Radiation Doses and Best-Practice Use for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in US and Non-US Laboratories: Findings From the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study

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Mercuri, Mathew, N B, Pascual Thomas, Mahmarian John, J, Shaw Leslee, J, Rehani Madan, M, Paez, Diana, Einstein, Andrew J, INCAPS Investigators Group: Pascual, T, Paez, D, Dondi, M, Better, N, Bouyoucef, Se, Karthikeyan, G, Kashyap, R, Lele, V, Mut, F, Magboo, V, Mahmarian, J, Mercuri, M, Rehani, M, Vitola, J, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, M, Bouyoucef, S, Bom, H, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, P, Luxenburg, O, Shaw, L, Underwood, S, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, S, Makhdomi, K, El Mustapha, G, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, R, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, M, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, G, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, J, Cheon, G, Cho, I, Dogan, A, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, Hj, Kalawat, T, Kang, W, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, P, Lee, J, Lee, W, Lim, I, Macaisa, C, Malhotra, G, Mittal, B, Mohammad, M, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, I, Nariman, D, Nayak, U, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, J, Ozturk, E, Park, J, Park, S, Patel, C, Phuong, H, Quinon, A, Rajini, T, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, H, Shinto, A, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, M, Sudhakar, P, Syed, G, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, D, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, K, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, K, Zafrir, N, Adrian, S, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, M, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, D, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, D, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, M, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jędrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Y, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, R, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Meeks, J, Mendiguchía, C, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, S, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, B, Santos, A, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, R, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, L, Starck, Så, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, I, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, R, Alvarado, N, Barral, C, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar, J, Cabral Chang TM, Cabrera Rodríguez, L, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, A, Clavelo, G, Cruz, A Jr, Faccio, F, Fernández, K, Gomez Garibo, J, Gonzalez, U, González, P, Guzzo, M, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, J, Massardo, T, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, C, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, L, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez, L, Serna Macias, J, Silva Pino, A, Tártari Huber, F, Tovar, A, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, R, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, G, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, F, Etherton, E, Fanning, R Jr, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, Cl, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, W, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, A, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, G, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, D, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Best practice, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Radiation Dosage, Thallium stress test, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Myocardial perfusion imaging, 0302 clinical medicine, Clinical Protocols, Internal Medicine, Radiology Specialty, Medical imaging, medicine, Humans, Medical physics, Aged, Female, Middle Aged, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Practice Guidelines as Topic, United States, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Atomic energy, Coronary arteriosclerosis, Radiation exposure, business
Published
2016

26. Opportunities for improvement on current nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure in Latin America: Findings from the 65-country IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols cross-sectional Study (INCAPS)

Author

Vitola, Jv, Mut, F, Alexanderson, E, Pascual, Tnb, Mercuri, M, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, Aj, Bouyoucef, Se, Allam, Ah, Vangu, M, Magboo, Vpc, Mahmarian, Jj, Allam, A, Bom, H, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, Pa, Lele, V, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, Lj, Underwood, Sr, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha, Gie, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cmm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gms, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-Nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, De Faria, Db, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, Del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jȩdrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, S-A, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, I. M., Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar, Jf, Cabral Chang, T-M, Cabrera Rodríguez, Lo, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz, Af, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo, Jr, Gonzalez, U, González, Pe, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, Massardo, Tv, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez, Lm, Serna Macias, Ja, Silva Pino, Ag, Tártari Huber, Fz, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning, Rj, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, Mc, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, De Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J

Subjects
best practices, Latin America, Nuclear cardiology, PET, radiation dose, SPECT, Cardiology, Guideline Adherence, Health Care Surveys, Humans, Internationality, Middle Aged, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Quality Assurance, Health Care, Quality Improvement, Radiation Exposure, Radiation Protection, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Utilization Review, medicine.medical_specialty, Latin Americans, Cross-sectional study, Practice Patterns, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Effective dose (radiation), 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Medical physics, Tomography, Physicians', Guideline adherence, business.industry, Radiation dose, Coronary heart disease, Radiation exposure, Health Care, Emission-Computed, Radiation protection, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Quality Assurance
Abstract

Comparison of Latin American (LA) nuclear cardiology (NC) practice with that in the rest of the world (RoW) will identify areas for improvement and lead to educational activities to reduce radiation exposure from NC. INCAPS collected data on all SPECT and PET procedures performed during a single week in March-April 2013 in 36 laboratories in 10 LA countries (n = 1139), and 272 laboratories in 55 countries in RoW (n = 6772). Eight “best practices” were identified a priori and a radiation-related Quality Index (QI) was devised indicating the number used. Mean radiation effective dose (ED) in LA was higher than in RoW (11.8 vs 9.1 mSv, p

Published
2015

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

Author

Einstein, Aj, Pascual, Tn, Mercuri, M, Karthikeyan, G, Vitola, Jv, Mahmarian, Jj, Better, N, Bouyoucef, Se, Hee-Seung Bom, H, Lele, V, Magboo, Vp, Alexánderson, E, Allam, Ah, Al-Mallah, Mh, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, Pa, Luxenburg, O, Shaw, Lj, Underwood, Sr, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Paez, D, Dondi, M, INCAPS Investigators Group: Einstein AJ, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Bom, H, Mahmarian, J, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha GI, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, Hj, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gm, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jędrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Meeks, Jb, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, Så, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, Im, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar JF, Cabral Chang TM, Cabrera Rodríguez LO, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz Júnior AF, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo JR, Gonzalez, U, E P, González, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, V T, Massardo, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez LM, Serna Macias JA, Silva Pino AG, Tártari Huber FZ, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning RJ Jr, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, Cl, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Best practices, Cross-sectional study, Cardiology, Global Health, Radiation Dosage, Effective dose (radiation), NO, Myocardial perfusion imaging, Clinical Protocols, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Tomography, Nuclear cardiology, PET, Quality of care, Radiation dose, SPECT, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Guideline Adherence, Middle Aged, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Positron-Emission Tomography, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Professional Practice, Quality of Health Care, Radiation Exposure, Regression Analysis, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Radiation exposure, Positron emission tomography, Mauriceau–Smellie–Veit maneuver, Observational study, Emission-Computed, business, Single-Photon
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. Methods and results We conducted an observational cross-sectional study of protocols used for all 7911 MPI studies performed in 308 nuclear cardiology laboratories in 65 countries for a single week in March–April 2013. Eight ‘best practices’ relating to radiation exposure were identified a priori by an expert committee, and a radiation-related quality index (QI) devised indicating the number of best practices used by a laboratory. Patient radiation effective dose (ED) ranged between 0.8 and 35.6 mSv (median 10.0 mSv). Average laboratory ED ranged from 2.2 to 24.4 mSv (median 10.4 mSv); only 91 (30%) laboratories achieved the median ED ≤ 9 mSv recommended by guidelines. Laboratory QIs ranged from 2 to 8 (median 5). Both ED and QI differed significantly between laboratories, countries, and world regions. The lowest median ED (8.0 mSv), in Europe, coincided with high best-practice adherence (mean laboratory QI 6.2). The highest doses (median 12.1 mSv) and low QI (4.9) occurred in Latin America. In hierarchical regression modelling, patients undergoing MPI at laboratories following more ‘best practices’ had lower EDs. Conclusion Marked worldwide variation exists in radiation safety practices pertaining to MPI, with targeted EDs currently achieved in a minority of laboratories. The significant relationship between best-practice implementation and lower doses indicates numerous opportunities to reduce radiation exposure from MPI globally.

Published
2015

29. Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries

Author

Lindner, O, Pascual, TNB, Mercuri, M, Acampa, W, Burchert, W, Flotats, A, Kaufmann, PA, Kitsiou, A, Knuuti, J, Underwood, SR, Vitola, JV, Mahmarian, JJ, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, MM, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, AJ, Bouyoucef, SE, Lele, V, Magboo, VPC, Mut, F, Meeks, JB, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, MH, Bom, H, Jerome, S, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, LJ, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, SS, Makhdomi, KB, El Mustapha, GIE, El Ouchdi, N, Qais, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, RM, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, MA, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, GG, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, JM, Cheon, GJ, Cho, I, Dogan, AS, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, WJ, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, PG, Lee, J, Lee, WW, Lim, I, Macaisa, CMM, Malhotra, G, Mittal, BR, Mohammad, MH, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, ID, Nariman, D, Nayak, UN, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, JM, Ozturk, E, Park, JM, Park, S, Patel, CD, Phuong, HK, Quinon, AP, Rajini, TR, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, HB, Shinto, AS, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, MH, Sudhakar, P, Syed, GMS, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, DN, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, KS, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, KT, Zafrir, N, Adrian, SC, Agostini, D, Aguade, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, MT, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, DC, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, MJ, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jedrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, YH, Lazar, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lipp, RW, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchia, CG, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, SA, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, BG, Santos, AI, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, RP, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, LR, Starck, S-A, Vajauskas, D, Vesely, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, IM, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Aguro, RN, Alvarado, N, Barral, CM, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Cuellar, JFB, Chang, TMC, Rodriguez, LOC, Canessa, J, Mora, GC, Claudia, AC, Clavelo, GF, Junior, AFC, Faccio, FF, Fernandez, KM, Garibo, JRG, Gonzalez, U, Gonzalez, PE, Guzzo, MA, Jofre, J, Kapitan, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, JL, Massardo, TV, Colaco, IM, Mesquita, CT, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, LM, Puente, A, Vazquez, LMR, Macias, JAS, Pino, AGS, Huber, FZT, Tovar, AP, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, RJ, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, GA, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, FP, Etherton, E, Fanning, RJ, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, WH, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, AM, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, GD, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, DE, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, McGrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, Weale, J, Lindner, O, Pascual, TNB, Mercuri, M, Acampa, W, Burchert, W, Flotats, A, Kaufmann, PA, Kitsiou, A, Knuuti, J, Underwood, SR, Vitola, JV, Mahmarian, JJ, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, MM, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, AJ, Bouyoucef, SE, Lele, V, Magboo, VPC, Mut, F, Meeks, JB, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, MH, Bom, H, Jerome, S, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, LJ, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, SS, Makhdomi, KB, El Mustapha, GIE, El Ouchdi, N, Qais, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, RM, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, MA, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, GG, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, JM, Cheon, GJ, Cho, I, Dogan, AS, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, WJ, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, PG, Lee, J, Lee, WW, Lim, I, Macaisa, CMM, Malhotra, G, Mittal, BR, Mohammad, MH, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, ID, Nariman, D, Nayak, UN, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, JM, Ozturk, E, Park, JM, Park, S, Patel, CD, Phuong, HK, Quinon, AP, Rajini, TR, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, HB, Shinto, AS, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, MH, Sudhakar, P, Syed, GMS, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, DN, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, KS, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, KT, Zafrir, N, Adrian, SC, Agostini, D, Aguade, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, MT, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, DC, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, MJ, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jedrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, YH, Lazar, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lipp, RW, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchia, CG, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, SA, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, BG, Santos, AI, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, RP, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, LR, Starck, S-A, Vajauskas, D, Vesely, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, IM, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Aguro, RN, Alvarado, N, Barral, CM, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Cuellar, JFB, Chang, TMC, Rodriguez, LOC, Canessa, J, Mora, GC, Claudia, AC, Clavelo, GF, Junior, AFC, Faccio, FF, Fernandez, KM, Garibo, JRG, Gonzalez, U, Gonzalez, PE, Guzzo, MA, Jofre, J, Kapitan, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, JL, Massardo, TV, Colaco, IM, Mesquita, CT, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, LM, Puente, A, Vazquez, LMR, Macias, JAS, Pino, AGS, Huber, FZT, Tovar, AP, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, RJ, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, GA, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, FP, Etherton, E, Fanning, RJ, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, WH, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, AM, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, GD, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, DE, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, McGrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J

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PURPOSE: Nuclear cardiology is widely used to diagnose coronary artery disease and to guide patient management, but data on current practices, radiation dose-related best practices, and radiation doses are scarce. To address these issues, the IAEA conducted a worldwide study of nuclear cardiology practice. We present the European subanalysis. METHODS: In March 2013, the IAEA invited laboratories across the world to document all SPECT and PET studies performed in one week. The data included age, gender, weight, radiopharmaceuticals, injected activities, camera type, positioning, hardware and software. Radiation effective dose was calculated for each patient. A quality score was defined for each laboratory as the number followed of eight predefined best practices with a bearing on radiation exposure (range of quality score 0 - 8). The participating European countries were assigned to regions (North, East, South, and West). Comparisons were performed between the four European regions and between Europe and the rest-of-the-world (RoW). RESULTS: Data on 2,381 European patients undergoing nuclear cardiology procedures in 102 laboratories in 27 countries were collected. A cardiac SPECT study was performed in 97.9 % of the patients, and a PET study in 2.1 %. The average effective dose of SPECT was 8.0 ± 3.4 mSv (RoW 11.4 ± 4.3 mSv; P < 0.001) and of PET was 2.6 ± 1.5 mSv (RoW 3.8 ± 2.5 mSv; P < 0.001). The mean effective doses of SPECT and PET differed between European regions (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002, respectively). The mean quality score was 6.2 ± 1.2, which was higher than the RoW score (5.0 ± 1.1; P < 0.001). Adherence to best practices did not differ significantly among the European regions (range 6 to 6.4; P = 0.73). Of the best practices, stress-only imaging and weight-adjusted dosing were the least commonly used. CONCLUSION: In Europe, the mean effective dose from nuclear cardiology is lower and the average quality score is higher than in the RoW. There is regional

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30. Gender Differences in Radiation Dose From Nuclear Cardiology Studies Across the World

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Shi, Lynn, primary, Dorbala, Sharmila, additional, Paez, Diana, additional, Shaw, Leslee J., additional, Zukotynski, Katherine A., additional, Pascual, Thomas N.B., additional, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, additional, Vitola, João V., additional, Better, Nathan, additional, Bokhari, Nadia, additional, Rehani, Madan M., additional, Kashyap, Ravi, additional, Dondi, Maurizio, additional, Mercuri, Mathew, additional, Einstein, Andrew J., additional, Einstein, A.J., additional, Pascual, T.N.B., additional, Paez, D., additional, Dondi, M., additional, Better, N., additional, Bouyoucef, S.E., additional, Karthikeyan, G., additional, Kashyap, R., additional, Lele, V., additional, Magboo, V.P.C., additional, Mahmarian, J.J., additional, Meeks, J.B., additional, Mercuri, M., additional, Mut, F., additional, Rehani, M.M., additional, Vitola, J.V., additional, Alexanderson, E., additional, Allam, A., additional, Al-Mallah, M.H., additional, Bom, H., additional, Flotats, A., additional, Jerome, S., additional, Kaufmann, P.A., additional, Luxenburg, O., additional, Mahmarian, J., additional, Shaw, L.J., additional, Underwood, S.R., additional, Vitola, J., additional, Amouri, W., additional, Essabbah, H., additional, Gassama, S.S., additional, Makhdomi, K.B., additional, El Mustapha, G.I.E., additional, El Ouchdi, N., additional, Qaïs, N., additional, Soni, N., additional, Vangu, W., additional, Abazid, R.M., additional, Adams, B., additional, Agarwal, V., additional, Alfeeli, M.A., additional, Alnafisi, N., additional, Bernabe, L., additional, Bural, G.G., additional, Chaiwatanarat, T., additional, Chandraguptha, J.M., additional, Cheon, G.J., additional, Cho, I., additional, Dogan, A.S., additional, Eftekhari, M., additional, Frenkel, A., additional, Garty, I., additional, George, S., additional, Geramifar, P., additional, Golan, H., additional, Habib, S., additional, Hussain, R., additional, Im, H., additional, Jeon, H.-J., additional, Kalawat, T., additional, Kang, W.J., additional, Keng, F., additional, Klaipetch, A., additional, Kumar, P.G., additional, Lee, J., additional, Lee, W.W., additional, Lim, I., additional, Macaisa, C.M.M., additional, Malhotra, G., additional, Mittal, B.R., additional, Mohammad, M.H., additional, Mohan, P., additional, Mulyanto, I.D., additional, Nariman, D., additional, Nayak, U.N., additional, Niaz, K., additional, Nikolov, G., additional, Obaldo, J.M., additional, Ozturk, E., additional, Park, J.M., additional, Park, S., additional, Patel, C.D., additional, Phuong, H.K., additional, Quinon, A.P., additional, Rajini, T.R., additional, Saengsuda, Y., additional, Santiago, J., additional, Sayman, H.B., additional, Shinto, A.S., additional, Sivasubramaniyan, V., additional, Son, M.H., additional, Sudhakar, P., additional, Syed, G.M.S., additional, Tamaki, N., additional, Thamnirat, K., additional, Thientunyakit, T., additional, Thongmak, S., additional, Velasco, D.N., additional, Verma, A., additional, Vutrapongwatana, U., additional, Wang, Y., additional, Won, K.S., additional, Yao, Z., additional, Yingsa-nga, T., additional, Yudistiro, R., additional, Yue, K.T., additional, Zafrir, N., additional, Adrian, S.C., additional, Agostini, D., additional, Aguadé, S., additional, Armitage, G., additional, Backlund, M., additional, Backman, M., additional, Baker, M., additional, Balducci, M.T., additional, Bavelaar, C., additional, Berovic, M., additional, Bertagna, F., additional, Beuchel, R., additional, Biggi, A., additional, Bisi, G., additional, Bonini, R., additional, Bradley, A., additional, Brudin, L., additional, Bruno, I., additional, Busnardo, E., additional, Casoni, R., additional, Choudhri, A., additional, Cittanti, C., additional, Clauss, R., additional, Costa, D.C., additional, Costa, M., additional, Dixon, K., additional, Dziuk, M., additional, Egelic, N., additional, Eriksson, I., additional, Fagioli, G., additional, de Faria, D.B., additional, Florimonte, L., additional, Francini, A., additional, French, M., additional, Gallagher, E., additional, Garai, I., additional, Geatti, O., additional, Genovesi, D., additional, Gianolli, L., additional, Gimelli, A., additional, del Giudice, E., additional, Halliwell, S., additional, Hansson, M.J., additional, Harrison, C., additional, Homans, F., additional, Horton, F., additional, Jędrzejuk, D., additional, Jogi, J., additional, Johansen, A., additional, Johansson, H., additional, Kalnina, M., additional, Kaminek, M., additional, Kiss, A., additional, Kobylecka, M., additional, Kostkiewicz, M., additional, Kropp, J., additional, Kullenberg, R., additional, Lahoutte, T., additional, Lang, O., additional, Larsson, Y.H., additional, Lázár, M., additional, Leccisotti, L., additional, Leners, N., additional, Lindner, O., additional, Lipp, R.W., additional, Maenhout, A., additional, Maffioli, L., additional, Marcassa, C., additional, Martins, B., additional, Marzullo, P., additional, Medolago, G., additional, Mendiguchía, C.G., additional, Mirzaei, S., additional, Mori, M., additional, Nardi, B., additional, Nazarenko, S., additional, Nikoletic, K., additional, Oleksa, R., additional, Parviainen, T., additional, Patrina, J., additional, Peace, R., additional, Pirich, C., additional, Piwowarska-Bilska, H., additional, Popa, S., additional, Prakash, V., additional, Pubul, V., additional, Puklavec, L., additional, Rac, S., additional, Ratniece, M., additional, Rogan, S.A., additional, Romeo, A., additional, Rossi, M., additional, Ruiz, D., additional, Sabharwal, N., additional, Salobir, B.G., additional, Santos, A.I., additional, Saranovic, S., additional, Sarkozi, A., additional, Schneider, R.P., additional, Sciagra, R., additional, Scotti, S., additional, Servini, Z., additional, Setti, L.R., additional, Starck, S.-Å., additional, Vajauskas, D., additional, Veselý, J., additional, Vieni, A., additional, Vignati, A., additional, Vito, I.M., additional, Weiss, K., additional, Wild, D., additional, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., additional, Agüro, R.N., additional, Alvarado, N., additional, Barral, C.M., additional, Beretta, M., additional, Berrocal, I., additional, Batista Cuellar, J.F., additional, Cabral Chang, T.-M., additional, Cabrera Rodríguez, L.O., additional, Canessa, J., additional, Castro Mora, G., additional, Claudia, A.C., additional, Clavelo, G.F., additional, Cruz Júnior, A.F., additional, Faccio, F.F., additional, Fernández, K.M., additional, Gomez Garibo, J.R., additional, Gonzalez, U., additional, González E., P., additional, Guzzo, M.A., additional, Jofre, J., additional, Kapitán, M., additional, Kempfer, G., additional, Lopez, J.L., additional, Massardo V., T., additional, Medeiros Colaco, I., additional, Mesquita, C.T., additional, Montecinos, M., additional, Neubauer, S., additional, Pabon, L.M., additional, Puente, A., additional, Rochela Vazquez, L.M., additional, Serna Macias, J.A., additional, Silva Pino, A.G., additional, Tártari Huber, F.Z., additional, Tovar, A.P., additional, Vargas, L., additional, Wiefels, C., additional, Aljizeeri, A., additional, Alvarez, R.J., additional, Barger, D., additional, Beardwood, W., additional, Behrens, J., additional, Brann, L., additional, Brown, D., additional, Carr, H., additional, Churchwell, K., additional, Comingore, G.A., additional, Corbett, J., additional, Costello, M., additional, Cruz, F., additional, Depinet, T., additional, Dorbala, S., additional, Earles, M., additional, Esteves, F.P., additional, Etherton, E., additional, Fanning, R.J., additional, Fornace, J., additional, Franks, L., additional, Gewirtz, H., additional, Gulanchyn, K., additional, Hannah, C.-L., additional, Hays, J., additional, Hendrickson, J., additional, Hester, J., additional, Holmes, K., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Jopek, C., additional, Lewin, H., additional, Lyons, J., additional, Manley, C., additional, Meden, J., additional, Moore, S., additional, Moore, W.H., additional, Murthy, V., additional, Nace, R., additional, Neely, D., additional, Nelson, L., additional, Niedermaier, O., additional, Rice, D., additional, Rigs, R., additional, Schiffer, K., additional, Schockling, E., additional, Schultz, T., additional, Schumacker, T., additional, Sheesley, B., additional, Sheikh, A., additional, Siegel, B., additional, Slim, A.M., additional, Smith, J., additional, Szulc, M., additional, Tanskersley, N., additional, Tilkemeier, P., additional, Valdez, G.D., additional, Vrooman, R., additional, Wawrowicz, D., additional, Winchester, D.E., additional, Alcheikh, A., additional, Allen, B., additional, Atkins, E., additional, Bevan, J., additional, Bonomini, C., additional, Christiansen, J., additional, Clack, L., additional, Craig, E., additional, Dixson, H., additional, Duncan, I., additional, Fredericks, S., additional, Gales, S., additional, Hampson, R., additional, Hanley, T., additional, Hartcher, K., additional, Hassall, J., additional, Kelley, B., additional, Kelly, S., additional, Kidd, T., additional, de Kort, T., additional, Larcos, G., additional, Macdonald, W., additional, McGrath, C., additional, Murdoch, E., additional, O'Malley, S., additional, O'Rourke, M., additional, Pack, M., additional, Pearce, R., additional, Praehofer, R., additional, Ramsay, S., additional, Scarlett, L., additional, Smidt, K., additional, Souvannavong, F., additional, Taubman, K., additional, Taylor, G., additional, Tse, K., additional, Unger, S., additional, and Weale, J., additional

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Bouyoucef, S E, Uusitalo, V, Kamperidis, V, De Graaf, M A, Maaniitty, T, Stenstrom, I, Broersen, A, Scholte, A J, Saraste, A, Bax, J J, Knuuti, J, Furuhashi, T, Moroi, M, Awaya, T, Masai, H, Minakawa, M, Kunimasa, T, Fukuda, H, Sugi, K, Berezin, A, Kremzer, A, Clerc, O F, Kaufmann, B, Possner, M, Liga, R, Vontobel, J, Mikulicic, F, Graeni, C, Benz, D C, Kaufmann, P A, Buechel, R B, Ferreira, Mjv, Cunha, M J, Albuquerque, A, Ramos, D, Costa, G, Lima, J, Pego, M, Peix, A, Cisneros, L, Cabrera, L O, Padron, K, Rodriguez, L, Heres, F, Carrillo, R, Mena, E, Fernandez, Y, Huizing, E D, Van Dijk, J D, Van Dalen, J A, Timmer, J R, Ottervanger, J P, Slump, C H, Jager, P L, Venuraju, S, Jeevarethinam, A, Yerramasu, A, Atwal, S, Mehta, V S, Lahiri, A, Arjonilla Lopez, A, Calero Rueda, M J, Gallardo, G, Fernandez-Cuadrado, J, Hernandez Aceituno, D, Sanchez Hernandez, J, Yoshida, H, Mizukami, A, Matsumura, A, Smettei, O, Abazid, R, Sayed, S, Mlynarska, A, Mlynarski, R, Golba, K, Sosnowski, M, Winther, S, Svensson, M, Jorgensen, H S, Bouchelouche, K, Gormsen, L C, Holm, N R, Botker, H E, Ivarsen, P R, Bottcher, M, Cortes, C M, Aramayo G, E N, Daicz, M, Casuscelli, J F, Alaguibe, E D, Neira Sepulveda, A, Cerda, M, Ganum, G E, Embon, M, Vigne, J, Enilorac, B, Lebasnier, A, Valancogne, L, Peyronnet, D, Manrique, A, Agostini, D, Menendez, D, Rajpal, S, Kocherla, C, Acharya, M, Reddy, P, Sazonova, I, Ilushenkova, Yun, Batalov, R E, Rogovskaya, Y V, Lishmanov, Y B, Popov, S V, Varlamova, N V, Prado Diaz, S, Jimenez Rubio, C, Gemma, D, Refoyo Salicio, E, Valbuena Lopez, S C, Moreno Yanguela, M, Torres, M, Fernandez-Velilla, M, Lopez-Sendon, J L, Guzman Martinez, G, Puente, A, Rosales, S, Martinez, C, Cabada, M, Melendez, G M, Ferreira, R, Gonzaga, A, Santos, J, Vijayan, S, Smith, Smg, Smith, M, Muthusamy, R, Takeishi, Y, Oikawa, M, Goral, J L, Napoli, J, Montana, O R, Damico, A C, Quiroz, M C, Damico, A E, Forcada, P J, Schmidberg, J M, Zucchiatti, N E, Olivieri, D B, Dumo, A, Ruano, S, Rakhit, R, Davar, J, Nair, D, Cohen, M, Darko, D, Yokota, S, Maas, Ahe, Mouden, M, Knollema, S, Sanja Mazic, S M, Lazovic, B, Marina Djelic, Mdj, Jelena Suzic Lazic, J S, Tijana Acimovic, T A, Milica Deleva, M D, Vesnina, Z H, Zafrir, N, Bental, T, Mats, I, Solodky, A, Gutstein, A, Hasid, Y, Belzer, D, Kornowski, R, Ben Said, Rim, Ben Mansour, N, Ibn Haj Amor, H, Chourabi, C, Hagui, A, Fehri, W, Hawala, H, Shugushev, Z, Patrikeev, A, Maximkin, D, Chepurnoy, A, Kallianpur, V, Mambetov, A, Dokshokov, G, Teresinska, A, Wozniak, O, Maciag, A, Wnuk, J, Dabrowski, A, Czerwiec, A, Jezierski, J, Biernacka, K, Robinson, J, Prosser, J, Cheung, Gsm, Allan, S, Mcmaster, G, Reid, S, Tarbuck, A, Martin, W, Queiroz, R C, Falcao, A, Giorgi, McP, Imada, R, Nogueira, S A, Chalela, W A, Kalil Filho, R, Meneghetti, W A, Matveev, V V, Bubyenov, A S, Podzolkov, V I, Baranovich, V, Faibushevich, A, Kolzhecova, Y, Volkova, O, Fernandez, J, Lopez, G, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Butcher, Cjt, Reyes, E, Al-Housni, M B, Green, R, Santiago, H, Ghiotto, F, Hinton-Taylor, S, Pottle, A, Mason, M, Underwood, S R, Casans Tormo, I, Diaz-Exposito, R, Plancha-Burguera, E, Elsaban, K, Alsakhri, Hijji, Yoshinaga, K, Ochi, N, Tomiyama, Y, Katoh, C, Inoue, M, Nishida, M, Suzuki, E, Manabe, O, Ito, Y M, Tamaki, N, Tahilyani, A, Jafary, Fahim, Ho Hee Hwa, H H, Ozdemir, S, Kirilmaz, B, Barutcu, A, Tan, Y Z, Celik, F, Sakgoz, S, Cabada Gamboa, M, Puente Barragan, A, Morales Vitorino, N, Medina Servin, M A, Hindorf, C, Akil, S, Hedeer, F, Jogi, J, Engblom, H, Martire, V D, Pis Diez, E R, Martire, M V, Portillo, D O, Hoff, C M, Balche, A, Majgaard, J, Tolbod, L P, Harms, H J, Soerensen, J, Froekiaer, J, Nudi, F, Neri, G, Procaccini, E, Pinto, A, Vetere, M, Biondi-Zoccai, G, Soares, J, Do Val, R, Oliveira, M A, Meneghetti, J C, Tekabe, Y, Anthony, T, Li, Q, Schmidt, A M, Johnson, L, Groenman, M, Tarkia, M, Kakela, M, Halonen, P, Kiviniemi, T, Pietila, M, Yla-Herttuala, S, Roivainen, A, Nekolla, S, Swirzek, S, Higuchi, T, Reder, S, Schachoff, S, Bschorner, M, Laitinen, I, Robinson, S, Yousefi, B, Schwaiger, M, Kero, Tanja, Lindsjo, L, Antoni, Gunnar, Westermark, P, Carlson, K, Wikstrom, G, Sörensen, Jens, Lubberink, Mark, Rouzet, F, Cognet, T, Guedj, K, Morvan, M, El Shoukr, F, Louedec, L, Choqueux, C, Nicoletti, A, Le Guludec, D, Jimenez-Heffernan, A, Munoz-Beamud, F, Sanchez De Mora, E, Borrachero, C, Salgado, C, Ramos-Font, C, Lopez-Martin, J, Hidalgo, M L, Lopez-Aguilar, R, Soriano, E, Okizaki, A, Nakayama, M, Ishitoya, S, Sato, J, Takahashi, K, Burchert, I, Caobelli, F, Wollenweber, T, Nierada, M, Fulsche, J, Dieckmann, C, Bengel, F M, Shuaib, S, Mahlum, D, Port, S, Refoyo, E, Cuesta, E, Guzman, G, Lopez, T, Valbuena, S, Del Prado, S, Moreno, M, Harbinson, M, Donnelly, L, Einstein, A J, Johnson, L L, Deluca, A J, Kontak, A C, Groves, D W, Stant, J, Pozniakoff, T, Cheng, B, Rabbani, L E, Bokhari, S, Schuetze, C, Aguade-Bruix, S, Pizzi, M N, Romero-Farina, G, Terricabras, M, Villasboas, D, Castell-Conesa, J, Candell-Riera, J, Brunner, S, Gross, L, Todica, A, Lehner, S, Di Palo, A, Niccoli Asabella, A, Magarelli, C, Notaristefano, A, Ferrari, C, Rubini, G, Sellem, A, Melki, S, Elajmi, W, Hammami, H, Ziadi, M C, Montero, J, Ameriso, J L, Villavicencio, R L, Benito Gonzalez, T F, Mayorga Bajo, A, Gutierrez Caro, R, Rodriguez Santamarta, M, Alvarez Roy, L, Martinez Paz, E, Barinaga Martin, C, Martin Fernandez, J, Alonso Rodriguez, D, Iglesias Garriz, I, Rosillo, S, Taleb, S, Cherkaoui Salhi, G, Regbaoui, Y, Ait Idir, M, Guensi, A, Martin Lopez, C E, Castano Ruiz, M, Bouyoucef, S E, Uusitalo, V, Kamperidis, V, De Graaf, M A, Maaniitty, T, Stenstrom, I, Broersen, A, Scholte, A J, Saraste, A, Bax, J J, Knuuti, J, Furuhashi, T, Moroi, M, Awaya, T, Masai, H, Minakawa, M, Kunimasa, T, Fukuda, H, Sugi, K, Berezin, A, Kremzer, A, Clerc, O F, Kaufmann, B, Possner, M, Liga, R, Vontobel, J, Mikulicic, F, Graeni, C, Benz, D C, Kaufmann, P A, Buechel, R B, Ferreira, Mjv, Cunha, M J, Albuquerque, A, Ramos, D, Costa, G, Lima, J, Pego, M, Peix, A, Cisneros, L, Cabrera, L O, Padron, K, Rodriguez, L, Heres, F, Carrillo, R, Mena, E, Fernandez, Y, Huizing, E D, Van Dijk, J D, Van Dalen, J A, Timmer, J R, Ottervanger, J P, Slump, C H, Jager, P L, Venuraju, S, Jeevarethinam, A, Yerramasu, A, Atwal, S, Mehta, V S, Lahiri, A, Arjonilla Lopez, A, Calero Rueda, M J, Gallardo, G, Fernandez-Cuadrado, J, Hernandez Aceituno, D, Sanchez Hernandez, J, Yoshida, H, Mizukami, A, Matsumura, A, Smettei, O, Abazid, R, Sayed, S, Mlynarska, A, Mlynarski, R, Golba, K, Sosnowski, M, Winther, S, Svensson, M, Jorgensen, H S, Bouchelouche, K, Gormsen, L C, Holm, N R, Botker, H E, Ivarsen, P R, Bottcher, M, Cortes, C M, Aramayo G, E N, Daicz, M, Casuscelli, J F, Alaguibe, E D, Neira Sepulveda, A, Cerda, M, Ganum, G E, Embon, M, Vigne, J, Enilorac, B, Lebasnier, A, Valancogne, L, Peyronnet, D, Manrique, A, Agostini, D, Menendez, D, Rajpal, S, Kocherla, C, Acharya, M, Reddy, P, Sazonova, I, Ilushenkova, Yun, Batalov, R E, Rogovskaya, Y V, Lishmanov, Y B, Popov, S V, Varlamova, N V, Prado Diaz, S, Jimenez Rubio, C, Gemma, D, Refoyo Salicio, E, Valbuena Lopez, S C, Moreno Yanguela, M, Torres, M, Fernandez-Velilla, M, Lopez-Sendon, J L, Guzman Martinez, G, Puente, A, Rosales, S, Martinez, C, Cabada, M, Melendez, G M, Ferreira, R, Gonzaga, A, Santos, J, Vijayan, S, Smith, Smg, Smith, M, Muthusamy, R, Takeishi, Y, Oikawa, M, Goral, J L, Napoli, J, Montana, O R, Damico, A C, Quiroz, M C, Damico, A E, Forcada, P J, Schmidberg, J M, Zucchiatti, N E, Olivieri, D B, Dumo, A, Ruano, S, Rakhit, R, Davar, J, Nair, D, Cohen, M, Darko, D, Yokota, S, Maas, Ahe, Mouden, M, Knollema, S, Sanja Mazic, S M, Lazovic, B, Marina Djelic, Mdj, Jelena Suzic Lazic, J S, Tijana Acimovic, T A, Milica Deleva, M D, Vesnina, Z H, Zafrir, N, Bental, T, Mats, I, Solodky, A, Gutstein, A, Hasid, Y, Belzer, D, Kornowski, R, Ben Said, Rim, Ben Mansour, N, Ibn Haj Amor, H, Chourabi, C, Hagui, A, Fehri, W, Hawala, H, Shugushev, Z, Patrikeev, A, Maximkin, D, Chepurnoy, A, Kallianpur, V, Mambetov, A, Dokshokov, G, Teresinska, A, Wozniak, O, Maciag, A, Wnuk, J, Dabrowski, A, Czerwiec, A, Jezierski, J, Biernacka, K, Robinson, J, Prosser, J, Cheung, Gsm, Allan, S, Mcmaster, G, Reid, S, Tarbuck, A, Martin, W, Queiroz, R C, Falcao, A, Giorgi, McP, Imada, R, Nogueira, S A, Chalela, W A, Kalil Filho, R, Meneghetti, W A, Matveev, V V, Bubyenov, A S, Podzolkov, V I, Baranovich, V, Faibushevich, A, Kolzhecova, Y, Volkova, O, Fernandez, J, Lopez, G, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Butcher, Cjt, Reyes, E, Al-Housni, M B, Green, R, Santiago, H, Ghiotto, F, Hinton-Taylor, S, Pottle, A, Mason, M, Underwood, S R, Casans Tormo, I, Diaz-Exposito, R, Plancha-Burguera, E, Elsaban, K, Alsakhri, Hijji, Yoshinaga, K, Ochi, N, Tomiyama, Y, Katoh, C, Inoue, M, Nishida, M, Suzuki, E, Manabe, O, Ito, Y M, Tamaki, N, Tahilyani, A, Jafary, Fahim, Ho Hee Hwa, H H, Ozdemir, S, Kirilmaz, B, Barutcu, A, Tan, Y Z, Celik, F, Sakgoz, S, Cabada Gamboa, M, Puente Barragan, A, Morales Vitorino, N, Medina Servin, M A, Hindorf, C, Akil, S, Hedeer, F, Jogi, J, Engblom, H, Martire, V D, Pis Diez, E R, Martire, M V, Portillo, D O, Hoff, C M, Balche, A, Majgaard, J, Tolbod, L P, Harms, H J, Soerensen, J, Froekiaer, J, Nudi, F, Neri, G, Procaccini, E, Pinto, A, Vetere, M, Biondi-Zoccai, G, Soares, J, Do Val, R, Oliveira, M A, Meneghetti, J C, Tekabe, Y, Anthony, T, Li, Q, Schmidt, A M, Johnson, L, Groenman, M, Tarkia, M, Kakela, M, Halonen, P, Kiviniemi, T, Pietila, M, Yla-Herttuala, S, Roivainen, A, Nekolla, S, Swirzek, S, Higuchi, T, Reder, S, Schachoff, S, Bschorner, M, Laitinen, I, Robinson, S, Yousefi, B, Schwaiger, M, Kero, Tanja, Lindsjo, L, Antoni, Gunnar, Westermark, P, Carlson, K, Wikstrom, G, Sörensen, Jens, Lubberink, Mark, Rouzet, F, Cognet, T, Guedj, K, Morvan, M, El Shoukr, F, Louedec, L, Choqueux, C, Nicoletti, A, Le Guludec, D, Jimenez-Heffernan, A, Munoz-Beamud, F, Sanchez De Mora, E, Borrachero, C, Salgado, C, Ramos-Font, C, Lopez-Martin, J, Hidalgo, M L, Lopez-Aguilar, R, Soriano, E, Okizaki, A, Nakayama, M, Ishitoya, S, Sato, J, Takahashi, K, Burchert, I, Caobelli, F, Wollenweber, T, Nierada, M, Fulsche, J, Dieckmann, C, Bengel, F M, Shuaib, S, Mahlum, D, Port, S, Refoyo, E, Cuesta, E, Guzman, G, Lopez, T, Valbuena, S, Del Prado, S, Moreno, M, Harbinson, M, Donnelly, L, Einstein, A J, Johnson, L L, Deluca, A J, Kontak, A C, Groves, D W, Stant, J, Pozniakoff, T, Cheng, B, Rabbani, L E, Bokhari, S, Schuetze, C, Aguade-Bruix, S, Pizzi, M N, Romero-Farina, G, Terricabras, M, Villasboas, D, Castell-Conesa, J, Candell-Riera, J, Brunner, S, Gross, L, Todica, A, Lehner, S, Di Palo, A, Niccoli Asabella, A, Magarelli, C, Notaristefano, A, Ferrari, C, Rubini, G, Sellem, A, Melki, S, Elajmi, W, Hammami, H, Ziadi, M C, Montero, J, Ameriso, J L, Villavicencio, R L, Benito Gonzalez, T F, Mayorga Bajo, A, Gutierrez Caro, R, Rodriguez Santamarta, M, Alvarez Roy, L, Martinez Paz, E, Barinaga Martin, C, Martin Fernandez, J, Alonso Rodriguez, D, Iglesias Garriz, I, Rosillo, S, Taleb, S, Cherkaoui Salhi, G, Regbaoui, Y, Ait Idir, M, Guensi, A, Martin Lopez, C E, and Castano Ruiz, M

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32. Poster Session 2: Monday 4 May 2015, 08:00-18:00 * Room: Poster Area

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Bouyoucef, S. E., primary, Uusitalo, V., additional, Kamperidis, V., additional, De Graaf, M., additional, Maaniitty, T., additional, Stenstrom, I., additional, Broersen, A., additional, Scholte, A., additional, Saraste, A., additional, Bax, J., additional, Knuuti, J., additional, Furuhashi, T., additional, Moroi, M., additional, Awaya, T., additional, Masai, H., additional, Minakawa, M., additional, Kunimasa, T., additional, Fukuda, H., additional, Sugi, K., additional, Berezin, A., additional, Kremzer, A., additional, Clerc, O., additional, Kaufmann, B., additional, Possner, M., additional, Liga, R., additional, Vontobel, J., additional, Mikulicic, F., additional, Graeni, C., additional, Benz, D., additional, Kaufmann, P., additional, Buechel, R., additional, Ferreira, M., additional, Cunha, M., additional, Albuquerque, A., additional, Ramos, D., additional, Costa, G., additional, Lima, J., additional, Pego, M., additional, Peix, A., additional, Cisneros, L., additional, Cabrera, L., additional, Padron, K., additional, Rodriguez, L., additional, Heres, F., additional, Carrillo, R., additional, Mena, E., additional, Fernandez, Y., additional, Huizing, E., additional, Van Dijk, J., additional, Van Dalen, J., additional, Timmer, J., additional, Ottervanger, J., additional, Slump, C., additional, Jager, P., additional, Venuraju, S., additional, Jeevarethinam, A., additional, Yerramasu, A., additional, Atwal, S., additional, Mehta, V., additional, Lahiri, A., additional, Arjonilla Lopez, A., additional, Calero Rueda, M. J., additional, Gallardo, G., additional, Fernandez-Cuadrado, J., additional, Hernandez Aceituno, D., additional, Sanchez Hernandez, J., additional, Yoshida, H., additional, Mizukami, A., additional, Matsumura, A., additional, Smettei, O., additional, Abazid, R., additional, Sayed, S., additional, Mlynarska, A., additional, Mlynarski, R., additional, Golba, K., additional, Sosnowski, M., additional, Winther, S., additional, Svensson, M., additional, Jorgensen, H., additional, Bouchelouche, K., additional, Gormsen, L., additional, Holm, N., additional, Botker, H., additional, Ivarsen, P., additional, Bottcher, M., additional, Cortes, C. M., additional, Aramayo G, E., additional, Daicz, M., additional, Casuscelli, J., additional, Alaguibe, E., additional, Neira Sepulveda, A., additional, Cerda, M., additional, Ganum, G., additional, Embon, M., additional, Vigne, J., additional, Enilorac, B., additional, Lebasnier, A., additional, Valancogne, L., additional, Peyronnet, D., additional, Manrique, A., additional, Agostini, D., additional, Menendez, D., additional, Rajpal, S., additional, Kocherla, C., additional, Acharya, M., additional, Reddy, P., additional, Sazonova, I., additional, Ilushenkova, Y., additional, Batalov, R., additional, Rogovskaya, Y., additional, Lishmanov, Y., additional, Popov, S., additional, Varlamova, N., additional, Prado Diaz, S., additional, Jimenez Rubio, C., additional, Gemma, D., additional, Refoyo Salicio, E., additional, Valbuena Lopez, S., additional, Moreno Yanguela, M., additional, Torres, M., additional, Fernandez-Velilla, M., additional, Lopez-Sendon, J., additional, Guzman Martinez, G., additional, Puente, A., additional, Rosales, S., additional, Martinez, C., additional, Cabada, M., additional, Melendez, G., additional, Ferreira, R., additional, Gonzaga, A., additional, Santos, J., additional, Vijayan, S., additional, Smith, S., additional, Smith, M., additional, Muthusamy, R., additional, Takeishi, Y., additional, Oikawa, M., additional, Goral, J. L., additional, Napoli, J., additional, Montana, O., additional, Damico, A., additional, Quiroz, M., additional, Forcada, P., additional, Schmidberg, J., additional, Zucchiatti, N., additional, Olivieri, D., additional, Dumo, A., additional, Ruano, S., additional, Rakhit, R., additional, Davar, J., additional, Nair, D., additional, Cohen, M., additional, Darko, D., additional, Yokota, S., additional, Maas, A., additional, Mouden, M., additional, Knollema, S., additional, Sanja Mazic, S., additional, Lazovic, B., additional, Marina Djelic, M., additional, Jelena Suzic Lazic, J., additional, Tijana Acimovic, T., additional, Milica Deleva, M., additional, Vesnina, Z., additional, Zafrir, N., additional, Bental, T., additional, Mats, I., additional, Solodky, A., additional, Gutstein, A., additional, Hasid, Y., additional, Belzer, D., additional, Kornowski, R., additional, Ben Said, R., additional, Ben Mansour, N., additional, Ibn Haj Amor, H., additional, Chourabi, C., additional, Hagui, A., additional, Fehri, W., additional, Hawala, H., additional, Shugushev, Z., additional, Patrikeev, A., additional, Maximkin, D., additional, Chepurnoy, A., additional, Kallianpur, V., additional, Mambetov, A., additional, Dokshokov, G., additional, Teresinska, A., additional, Wozniak, O., additional, Maciag, A., additional, Wnuk, J., additional, Dabrowski, A., additional, Czerwiec, A., additional, Jezierski, J., additional, Biernacka, K., additional, Robinson, J., additional, Prosser, J., additional, Cheung, G., additional, Allan, S., additional, Mcmaster, G., additional, Reid, S., additional, Tarbuck, A., additional, Martin, W., additional, Queiroz, R., additional, Falcao, A., additional, Giorgi, M., additional, Imada, R., additional, Nogueira, S., additional, Chalela, W., additional, Kalil Filho, R., additional, Meneghetti, W., additional, Matveev, V., additional, Bubyenov, A., additional, Podzolkov, V., additional, Baranovich, V., additional, Faibushevich, A., additional, Kolzhecova, Y., additional, Volkova, O., additional, Fernandez, J., additional, Lopez, G., additional, Dondi, M., additional, Paez, D., additional, Butcher, C., additional, Reyes, E., additional, Al-Housni, M., additional, Green, R., additional, Santiago, H., additional, Ghiotto, F., additional, Hinton-Taylor, S., additional, Pottle, A., additional, Mason, M., additional, Underwood, S., additional, Casans Tormo, I., additional, Diaz-Exposito, R., additional, Plancha-Burguera, E., additional, Elsaban, K., additional, Alsakhri, H., additional, Yoshinaga, K., additional, Ochi, N., additional, Tomiyama, Y., additional, Katoh, C., additional, Inoue, M., additional, Nishida, M., additional, Suzuki, E., additional, Manabe, O., additional, Ito, Y., additional, Tamaki, N., additional, Tahilyani, A., additional, Jafary, F., additional, Ho Hee Hwa, H., additional, Ozdemir, S., additional, Kirilmaz, B., additional, Barutcu, A., additional, Tan, Y., additional, Celik, F., additional, Sakgoz, S., additional, Cabada Gamboa, M., additional, Puente Barragan, A., additional, Morales Vitorino, N., additional, Medina Servin, M., additional, Hindorf, C., additional, Akil, S., additional, Hedeer, F., additional, Jogi, J., additional, Engblom, H., additional, Martire, V., additional, Pis Diez, E., additional, Martire, M., additional, Portillo, D., additional, Hoff, C., additional, Balche, A., additional, Majgaard, J., additional, Tolbod, L., additional, Harms, H., additional, Soerensen, J., additional, Froekiaer, J., additional, Nudi, F., additional, Neri, G., additional, Procaccini, E., additional, Pinto, A., additional, Vetere, M., additional, Biondi-Zoccai, G., additional, Soares, J., additional, Do Val, R., additional, Oliveira, M., additional, Meneghetti, J., additional, Tekabe, Y., additional, Anthony, T., additional, Li, Q., additional, Schmidt, A., additional, Johnson, L., additional, Groenman, M., additional, Tarkia, M., additional, Kakela, M., additional, Halonen, P., additional, Kiviniemi, T., additional, Pietila, M., additional, Yla-Herttuala, S., additional, Roivainen, A., additional, Nekolla, S., additional, Swirzek, S., additional, Higuchi, T., additional, Reder, S., additional, Schachoff, S., additional, Bschorner, M., additional, Laitinen, I., additional, Robinson, S., additional, Yousefi, B., additional, Schwaiger, M., additional, Kero, T., additional, Lindsjo, L., additional, Antoni, G., additional, Westermark, P., additional, Carlson, K., additional, Wikstrom, G., additional, Sorensen, J., additional, Lubberink, M., additional, Rouzet, F., additional, Cognet, T., additional, Guedj, K., additional, Morvan, M., additional, El Shoukr, F., additional, Louedec, L., additional, Choqueux, C., additional, Nicoletti, A., additional, Le Guludec, D., additional, Jimenez-Heffernan, A., additional, Munoz-Beamud, F., additional, Sanchez De Mora, E., additional, Borrachero, C., additional, Salgado, C., additional, Ramos-Font, C., additional, Lopez-Martin, J., additional, Hidalgo, M., additional, Lopez-Aguilar, R., additional, Soriano, E., additional, Okizaki, A., additional, Nakayama, M., additional, Ishitoya, S., additional, Sato, J., additional, Takahashi, K., additional, Burchert, I., additional, Caobelli, F., additional, Wollenweber, T., additional, Nierada, M., additional, Fulsche, J., additional, Dieckmann, C., additional, Bengel, F., additional, Shuaib, S., additional, Mahlum, D., additional, Port, S., additional, Refoyo, E., additional, Cuesta, E., additional, Guzman, G., additional, Lopez, T., additional, Valbuena, S., additional, Del Prado, S., additional, Moreno, M., additional, Harbinson, M., additional, Donnelly, L., additional, Einstein, A. 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2015
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35. Trans-resveratrol alone and hydroxystilbenes of rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.) root reduce liver damage induced by chronic ethanol administration: a comparative study in mice.

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Raal A, Pokk P, Arend A, Aunapuu M, Jogi J, Okva K, Püssa T, Raal, Ain, Pokk, Paavo, Arend, Andres, Aunapuu, Marina, Jõgi, Janne, Okva, Kai, and Püssa, Tõnu

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The hepatoprotective effects and pharmacokinetics of trans-resveratrol and hydroxystilbenes of the garden rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L., R. rhaponticum) root ethanol extract were studied. Ethanol was administered to male BALB/c mice for 35 days in an inhalation chamber. During this time vehicle, trans-resveratrol (20 mg/kg per day) or R. rhaponticum extract was intraperitoneally (i.p.) administered and mice were sacrificed for the collection of liver and blood. In an additional experiment, the level of parent compounds and metabolites was estimated in the blood after acute i.p. administration of trans-resveratrol or R. rhaponticum extract. The levels of hydroxystilbenes, their metabolites and fatty acid oxy-metabolites (oxylipins) were studied by LC-tandem DAD-MS/MS. Ethanol induced hepatotoxicity, as evidenced by histological changes and accumulation of oxylipins in the blood. Both trans-resveratrol and R. rhaponticum extract reduced the extent of these changes. The pharmacokinetics of trans-resveratrol was characterized by a rapid removal from the blood and metabolism to sulfates and glucuronides. After the administration of R. rhaponticum extract, in addition to trans-resveratrol glucoside and its metabolites, several other hydroxystilbenes were found. Inhibition of oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids is proposed as a basis of the hepatoprotective effect of both trans-resveratrol and R. rhaponticum extract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2009
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37. Analytical Estimation of Doping in a Microwave based PIII System, Implementing Sheath Models.

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Gupta, D., Jogi, J., and George, P. J.

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PLASMA immersion ion implantation, MICROWAVE devices, PLASMA sheaths, BIOMATERIALS, SEMICONDUCTORS, PLASMA production
Abstract

Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation (PIII), a high dose-rate implantation technique, has vast applications in the area of semiconductor electronics, in surface modifications of biomaterials and even in the development of various nanostructures. In this technique, the target is immersed in a plasma source, generated through a microwave plasma generation system and the implantation of ions is done by accelerating the ions with a high negative pulse voltage at the target. The dynamics of the ion transport and the implantation process is different from the CII technique. In this paper, the doping mechanism of individual ions in such a single species collisionless PIII system is studied analytically and the net ion doping concentration has also been computed during the propagation of plasma sheaths by implementing the already developed analytical sheath models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2013

44. Epidemiology of Bovine Mastitis and Its Diagnosis, Prevention, and Control

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Audarya, S.D., Shrivastav, N., Jogi, J., Sikrodia, R., Gangil, R., Sharda, R., and Chhabra, D.

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Technology & Engineering / Agriculture
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Mastitis is an inflammation of mammary glands that is prevalent in dairy bovines. It causes a significant proportion of economic losses to the dairy farmers in India. Cattle and buffalo farming contribute significantly to the economy of the state. Various infectious agents such as bacteria, fungi, and algae may cause mastitis. Hence, it is essential to understand the etiological agents and predisposing factors that lead to mastitis in susceptible bovine populations in Madhya Pradesh state so that appropriate prevention and control strategies can be implemented. In this chapter, epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and control measures of mastitis in general and in India, the state of Madhya Pradesh, in particular, will be presented.

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2019

45. The Power of Advocacy in Global Neurosurgery.

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Ghotme KA, Rosseau G, Blount J, Caceres A, Garcia RM, Qureshi M, Baticulon R, Shlobin NA, Park KB, Boop FA, Enam SA, Conteh F, Figaji A, Aldana PR, Barthélemy EJ, Moser R, Ocal E, Patissapu J, Johnson WD, and Khan T

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Humans, Patient Advocacy, Neurosurgery education, Global Health, Neurosurgeons education
Abstract

Advocacy, one of the five domains of global neurosurgery, represents a powerful avenue to influence public policy to expand access to safe, timely, and affordable neurosurgical care. In this manuscript, we characterize advocacy in global neurosurgery, describe specific neurosurgeon-led initiatives, and delineate how neurosurgeons can become involved in global neurosurgery advocacy efforts. Advocacy in global neurosurgery involves working together in organized neurosurgery with organizations focused on clinical provisions, training, and policy initiatives. Effective advocacy uses a data-driven approach with myriad facilitators, including collaboration and approach strategies for sharing information and a variety of contextual, ideological, and practical barriers. The main action fronts for global neurosurgery include identifying needs, broadening access, and assuring quality. Neurosurgery-led initiatives transforming public policy have occurred on regional and global scales and accelerated since 2019. Folate fortification of staple foods to prevent neural tube defects represents a recent and notably successful area of advocacy and remains in progress. Neurosurgeons who aspire to become involved in advocacy efforts must obtain competencies and skills distinct from, yet complementary to, the traditional neurosurgical training curriculum., (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024. All rights reserved.)

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2025
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46. A disease resistance protein triggers oligomerization of its NLR helper into a hexameric resistosome to mediate innate immunity.

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Madhuprakash J, Toghani A, Contreras MP, Posbeyikian A, Richardson J, Kourelis J, Bozkurt TO, Webster MW, and Kamoun S

Subjects
Humans, Models, Molecular, Disease Resistance immunology, Inflammasomes metabolism, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Animals, Immunity, Innate, Protein Multimerization, NLR Proteins metabolism, NLR Proteins chemistry, NLR Proteins genetics
Abstract

NRCs are essential helper NLR (nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat) proteins that execute immune responses triggered by sensor NLRs. The resting state of NbNRC2 was recently shown to be a homodimer, but the sensor-activated state remains unclear. Using cryo-EM, we determined the structure of sensor-activated NbNRC2, which forms a hexameric inflammasome-like resistosome. Mutagenesis of the oligomerization interface abolished immune signaling, confirming the functional significance of the NbNRC2 resistosome. Comparative structural analyses between the resting state homodimer and sensor-activated homohexamer revealed substantial rearrangements, providing insights into NLR activation mechanisms. Furthermore, structural comparisons between NbNRC2 hexamer and previously reported CC-NLR pentameric assemblies revealed features allowing an additional protomer integration. Using the NbNRC2 hexamer structure, we assessed the recently released AlphaFold 3 for predicting activated CC-NLR oligomers, revealing high-confidence modeling of NbNRC2 and other CC-NLR amino-terminal α1 helices, a region proven difficult to resolve structurally. Overall, our work sheds light on NLR activation mechanisms and expands understanding of NLR structural diversity.

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2024
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47. Achieving Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anesthesia (SOTA) care for all in South Asia.

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Zadey S, Rao S, Gondi I, Sheneman N, Patil C, Nayan A, Iyer H, Kumar AR, Prasad A, Finley GA, Prasad CRK, Chintamani, Sharma D, Ghosh D, Jesudian G, Fatima I, Pattisapu J, Ko JS, Bains L, Shah M, Alam MS, Hadigal N, Malhotra N, Wijesuriya N, Shukla P, Khan S, Pandya S, Khan T, Tenzin T, Hadiga VR, and Peterson D

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Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Asia, Southern, Asian People, Health Planning, Anesthesia
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South Asia is a demographically crucial, economically aspiring, and socio-culturally diverse region in the world. The region contributes to a large burden of surgically-treatable disease conditions. A large number of people in South Asia cannot access safe and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia (SOTA) care when in need. Yet, attention to the region in Global Surgery and Global Health is limited. Here, we assess the status of SOTA care in South Asia. We summarize the evidence on SOTA care indicators and planning. Region-wide, as well as country-specific challenges are highlighted. We also discuss potential directions-initiatives and innovations-toward addressing these challenges. Local partnerships, sustained research and advocacy efforts, and politics can be aligned with evidence-based policymaking and health planning to achieve equitable SOTA care access in the South Asian region under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)., Competing Interests: SZ represents the Association for Socially Applicable Research (ASAR) on the drafting committee of the Maharashtra State Mental Health Policy. He has previously received honoraria from Think Global Health, Harvard Public Health Magazine, and The Hindu. He is on the advisory board of ASAR and Nivarana. JP has received consulting fees from Integra Neurosciences and Johnson & Johnson in the past. GJ was employed by the Rural Surgery Innovations Private Limited. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Zadey, Rao, Gondi, Sheneman, Patil, Nayan, Iyer, Kumar, Prasad, Finley, Prasad, Chintamani, Sharma, Ghosh, Jesudian, Fatima, Pattisapu, Ko, Bains, Shah, Alam, Hadigal, Malhotra, Wijesuriya, Shukla, Khan, Pandya, Khan, Tenzin, Hadiga and Peterson.)

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2024
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48. The Ustilago maydis AA10 LPMO is active on fungal cell wall chitin.

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Yao RA, Reyre J-L, Tamburrini KC, Haon M, Tranquet O, Nalubothula A, Mukherjee S, Le Gall S, Grisel S, Longhi S, Madhuprakash J, Bissaro B, and Berrin J-G

Subjects
Cell Wall metabolism, Basidiomycota, Cellulose metabolism, Mixed Function Oxygenases metabolism, Chitin metabolism, Polysaccharides metabolism
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Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) can perform oxidative cleavage of glycosidic bonds in carbohydrate polymers (e.g., cellulose, chitin), making them more accessible to hydrolytic enzymes. While most studies have so far mainly explored the role of LPMOs in a (plant) biomass conversion context, alternative roles and paradigms begin to emerge. The AA10 LPMOs are active on chitin and/or cellulose and mostly found in bacteria and in some viruses and archaea. Interestingly, AA10-encoding genes are also encountered in some pathogenic fungi of the Ustilaginomycetes class, such as Ustilago maydis , responsible for corn smut disease. Transcriptomic studies have shown the overexpression of the AA10 gene during the infectious cycle of U. maydis . In fact, U. maydis has a unique AA10 gene that codes for a catalytic domain appended with a C-terminal disordered region. To date, there is no public report on fungal AA10 LPMOs. In this study, we successfully produced the catalytic domain of this LPMO ( Um AA10&#95;cd) in Pichia pastoris and carried out its biochemical characterization. Our results show that Um AA10&#95;cd oxidatively cleaves α- and β-chitin with C1 regioselectivity and boosts chitin hydrolysis by a GH18 chitinase from U. maydis ( Um GH18A). Using a biologically relevant substrate, we show that Um AA10&#95;cd exhibits enzymatic activity on U. maydis fungal cell wall chitin and promotes its hydrolysis by Um GH18A. These results represent an important step toward the understanding of the role of LPMOs in the fungal cell wall remodeling process during the fungal life cycle.IMPORTANCELytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) have been mainly studied in a biotechnological context for the efficient degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides. Only recently, alternative roles and paradigms begin to emerge. In this study, we provide evidence that the AA10 LPMO from the phytopathogen Ustilago maydis is active against fungal cell wall chitin. Given that chitin-active LPMOs are commonly found in microbes, it is important to consider fungal cell wall as a potential target for this enigmatic class of enzymes., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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2023
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49. Comprehensive Genome Analysis of Cellulose and Xylan-Active CAZymes from the Genus Paenibacillus : Special Emphasis on the Novel Xylanolytic Paenibacillus sp. LS1.

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Mukherjee S, Lodha TD, and Madhuprakash J

Subjects
Xylans metabolism, Xylose metabolism, DNA, Cellulose, Paenibacillus genetics
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Xylan is the most abundant hemicellulose in hardwood and graminaceous plants. It is a heteropolysaccharide comprising different moieties appended to the xylose units. Complete degradation of xylan requires an arsenal of xylanolytic enzymes that can remove the substitutions and mediate internal hydrolysis of the xylan backbone. Here, we describe the xylan degradation potential and underlying enzyme machinery of the strain, Paenibacillus sp. LS1. The strain LS1 was able to utilize both beechwood and corncob xylan as the sole source of carbon, with the former being the preferred substrate. Genome analysis revealed an extensive xylan-active CAZyme repertoire capable of mediating efficient degradation of the complex polymer. In addition to this, a putative xylooligosaccharide ABC transporter and homologues of the enzymes involved in the xylose isomerase pathway were identified. Further, we have validated the expression of selected xylan-active CAZymes, transporters, and metabolic enzymes during growth of the LS1 on xylan substrates using qRT-PCR. The genome comparison and genomic index (average nucleotide identity [ANI] and digital DNA-DNA hybridization) values revealed that strain LS1 is a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus . Lastly, comparative genome analysis of 238 genomes revealed the prevalence of xylan-active CAZymes over cellulose across the Paenibacillus genus. Taken together, our results indicate that Paenibacillus sp. LS1 is an efficient degrader of xylan polymers, with potential implications in the production of biofuels and other beneficial by-products from lignocellulosic biomass. IMPORTANCE Xylan is the most abundant hemicellulose in the lignocellulosic (plant) biomass that requires cooperative deconstruction by an arsenal of different xylanolytic enzymes to produce xylose and xylooligosaccharides. Microbial (particularly, bacterial) candidates that encode such enzymes are an asset to the biorefineries to mediate efficient and eco-friendly deconstruction of xylan to generate products of value. Although xylan degradation by a few Paenibacillus spp. is reported, a complete genus-wide understanding of the said trait is unavailable till date. Through comparative genome analysis, we showed the prevalence of xylan-active CAZymes across Paenibacillus spp., therefore making them an attractive option towards efficient xylan degradation. Additionally, we deciphered the xylan degradation potential of the strain Paenibacillus sp. LS1 through genome analysis, expression profiling, and biochemical studies. The ability of Paenibacillus sp. LS1 to degrade different xylan types obtained from different plant species, emphasizes its potential implication in lignocellulosic biorefineries., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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2023
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