ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/IAC/Mended Hearts/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SNMMI 2014 health policy statement on use of noninvasive cardiovascular imaging: A report of the american college of cardiology clinical quality committee

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 698-721

  Mark, Daniel B ^a   Anderson, Jeffrey L ^a   Brinker, Jeffrey A ^a   Brophy, James A ^a   Casey Jr , Donald E ^a   Cross, Russell R ^a   Edmundowicz, Daniel ^a   Hachamovitch, Rory ^a   Hlatky, Mark A ^a   Jacobs, Jill E ^a   Jaskie, Suzette ^a   Kett, Kevin G ^a   Malhotra, Vinay ^a   Masoudi, Frederick A ^a   McConnell, Michael V ^a   Rubin, Geoffrey D ^a   Shaw, Leslee J ^a   Sherman, M Eugene ^a   Stanko, Steve ^a   Ward, R Parker ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ACC Health Policy Statement; cardiovascular imaging; noninvasive imaging; optimizing imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CERTIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACC HEALTH POLICY STATEMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING; NONINVASIVE IMAGING; OPTIMIZING IMAGING;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CARDIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896718733     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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