The revolution and evolution of appropriateness in cardiac imaging

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 494-496

  Hendel, Robert C ^a  

^a Midwest Heart Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT SELECTION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 47949109224     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2008.05.002     Document Type: Editorial

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