articleCirculationMay 19, 2009BRONZE OA

ACCF/ASNC/ACR/AHA/ASE/SCCT/SCMR/SNM 2009 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging

CRCARDIAC RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING WRITING GROUPRCRobert C. HendelDSDaniel S. BermanMFMarcelo F. Di CarliPAPaul A. Heidenreich

Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research · Heidenhain (Germany) · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), along with key specialty and subspecialty societies, conducted an appropriate use review of common clinical scenarios where cardiac radionuclide imaging (RNI) is frequently considered. This document is a revision of the original Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI) Appropriateness Criteria, published 4 years earlier, written to reflect changes in test utilization and new clinical data, and to clarify RNI use where omissions or lack of clarity existed in the original criteria. This is in keeping with the commitment to revise and refine appropriate use criteria (AUC) on a frequent basis. The indications for this…

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  • Medicine
  • Appropriate Use Criteria
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Subspecialty
  • Reimbursement
  • Specialty
  • Radionuclide ventriculography
  • Cardiac imaging
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