ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR 2006 Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging* * Developed in accordance with the principles and methodology outlined by ACCF: Patel MR, Spertus JA, Brindis RG, Hendel RC, Douglas PS, Peterson ED, Wolk MJ, Allen JM, Raskin IE.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1475-1497

  Hendel, Robert C ^a,a,a   Patel, Manesh R ^a,a   Kramer, Christopher M ^a,a   Poon, Michael ^a   Carr, James C ^a   Gerstad, Nancy A ^a   Gillam, Linda D ^a   Hodgson, John McB ^a   Kim, Raymond J ^a   Lesser, John R ^a   Martin, Edward T ^a   Messer, Joseph V ^a   Redberg, Rita F ^a   Rubin, Geoffrey D ^a   Rumsfeld, John S ^a   Taylor, Allen J ^a   Weigold, Wm Guy ^a   Woodard, Pamela K ^a   Brindis, Ralph G ^a   Douglas, Pamela S ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Wolk, Michael J ^a   Allen, Joseph M ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AORTA ANEURYSM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

EID: 33749061448     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.003     Document Type: Review

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