Stress only myocardial perfusion imaging: Is it time for a change?

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 529-535

  Mahmarian, John J ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic and prognostic application; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Radiation; SPECT; Stress only imaging

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOSE RESPONSE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 83255174548     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9249-8     Document Type: Review

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