Strategies for defining an optimal risk-benefit ratio for stress myocardial perfusion SPECT

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 385-392

  Fazel, Reza ^a   Dilsizian, Vasken ^b   Einstein, Andrew J ^c   Ficaro, Edward P ^d   Henzlova, Milena ^e   Shaw, Leslee J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960420860     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9353-4     Document Type: Article

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