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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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01-04-2008 | Guidelines

EANM/ESC guidelines for radionuclide imaging of cardiac function

Authors: B. Hesse, T. B. Lindhardt, W. Acampa, C. Anagnostopoulos, J. Ballinger, J. J. Bax, L. Edenbrandt, A. Flotats, G. Germano, T. Gmeiner Stopar, P. Franken, A. Kelion, A. Kjaer, D. Le Guludec, M. Ljungberg, A. F. Maenhout, C. Marcassa, J. Marving, F. McKiddie, W. M. Schaefer, L. Stegger, R. Underwood

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 4/2008

Abstract

Radionuclide imaging of cardiac function represents a number of well-validated techniques for accurate determination of right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and LV volumes. These first European guidelines give recommendations for how and when to use first-pass and equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography, gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, gated PET, and studies with non-imaging devices for the evaluation of cardiac function. The items covered are presented in 11 sections: clinical indications, radiopharmaceuticals and dosimetry, study acquisition, RV EF, LV EF, LV volumes, LV regional function, LV diastolic function, reports and image display and reference values from the literature of RVEF, LVEF and LV volumes. If specific recommendations given cannot be based on evidence from original, scientific studies, referral is given to “prevailing or general consensus”. The guidelines are designed to assist in the practice of referral to, performance, interpretation and reporting of nuclear cardiology studies for the evaluation of cardiac performance.

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Title: EANM/ESC guidelines for radionuclide imaging of cardiac function
Authors: B. Hesse
T. B. Lindhardt
W. Acampa
C. Anagnostopoulos
J. Ballinger
J. J. Bax
L. Edenbrandt
A. Flotats
G. Germano
T. Gmeiner Stopar
P. Franken
A. Kelion
A. Kjaer
D. Le Guludec
M. Ljungberg
A. F. Maenhout
C. Marcassa
J. Marving
F. McKiddie
W. M. Schaefer
L. Stegger
R. Underwood
Publication date: 01-04-2008
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-007-0694-9

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