Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy: patients' perception of benefit and risk

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1219-1222

  Groves, Ashley M ^a   Kayani, Irfan ^a   Syed, Rizwan ^a   Gacinovic, Svetislav ^a   Nagabushan, Nagesh ^a   Ell, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Medical audit; Perceptions; Radionuclide imaging

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; DATABASES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PERCEPTION; PERFUSION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; THALLIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10144243987     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200412000-00011     Document Type: Article

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