Potential cost effectiveness of initial myocardial perfusion imaging for assessment of emergency department patients with chest pain

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 595-599

  Radensky, Paul W ^a   Hilton, Thomas C ^b   Fulmer, Holly ^b   McLaughlin, Beth A ^b   Stowers, Stephen A ^b  

^a McDermoll Will and Emery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY CIRCULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0030901202     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00822-3     Document Type: Article

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