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Reporting nuclear cardiology: a joint position paper by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).
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European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging [Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging] 2015 Mar; Vol. 16 (3), pp. 272-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jan 23. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The report of an imaging procedure is a critical component of an examination, being the final and often the only communication from the interpreting physician to the referring or treating physician. Very limited evidence and few recommendations or guidelines on reporting imaging studies are available; therefore, an European position statement on how to report nuclear cardiology might be useful. The current paper combines the limited existing evidence with expert consensus, previously published recommendations as well as current clinical practices. For all the applications discussed in this paper (myocardial perfusion, viability, innervation, and function as acquired by single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography or hybrid imaging), headings cover laboratory and patient demographics, clinical indication, tracer administration and image acquisition, findings, and conclusion of the report. The statement also discusses recommended terminology in nuclear cardiology, image display, and preliminary reports. It is hoped that this statement may lead to more attention to create well-written and standardized nuclear cardiology reports and eventually lead to improved clinical outcome.<br /> (Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
- Subjects :
- Europe
Female
Humans
Male
Positron-Emission Tomography standards
Sensitivity and Specificity
Societies, Medical standards
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon standards
Cardiac Imaging Techniques standards
Nuclear Medicine standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic standards
Radionuclide Imaging standards
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2047-2412
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25618478
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeu304