Gaining perspective on the risks of ionizing radiation for cardiac imaging

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 63, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1490-1492

  Wexler, Lewis ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ionizing radiation; patient centered imaging; radiation safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; CONVERSATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SICKNESS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

IONIZING RADIATION; PATIENT-CENTERED IMAGING; RADIATION SAFETY;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 84902089769     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.12.035     Document Type: Review

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