The time and place for appropriate radionuclide imaging: Now and everywhere

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 997-999

  Hendel, Robert C ^a   Thomas, Gregory S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 84655169287     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9439-z     Document Type: Review

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