ACCF/ASE/ACEP/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2007 Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography**Developed in accordance with the principles and methodology outlined by ACCF: Patel MR, Spertus JA, Brindis RG, Hendel RC, Douglas PS, Peterson E, Wolk MJ, Allen JM, Raskin IE. ACCF proposed method for evaluating the appropriateness of cardiovascular imaging.

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 787-805

  Douglas, Pamela S ^a,a   Khandheria, Bijoy ^a   Stainback, Raymond F ^a   Weissman, Neil J ^a   Brindis, Ralph G ^a   Patel, Manesh R ^a,a   Alpert, Joseph S ^a   Fitzgerald, David ^a   Heidenreich, Paul ^a   Martin, Edward T ^a   Messer, Joseph V ^a   Miller, Alan B ^a   Picard, Michael H ^a   Raggi, Paolo ^a   Reed, Kim D ^a   Rumsfeld, John S ^a   Steimle, Anthony E ^a   Tonkovic, Russ ^a   Vijayaraghavan, Krishnaswami ^a   Yeon, Susan Bok ^a   Hendel, Robert C ^a   Peterson, Eric ^a   Wolk, Michael J ^a   Allen, Joseph M ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347392098     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.06.011     Document Type: Review

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