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01-10-2018 | ASNC SPECT IMAGING GUIDELINES

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Guidelines: Instrumentation, Acquisition, Processing, and Interpretation

Authors: Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, MD, Ian S. Armstrong, PhD, MIPEM, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, E. Gordon DePuey, MD, Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, Robert J. Gropler, MD, Thomas A. Holly, MD, John J. Mahmarian, MD, Mi-Ae Park, PhD, Donna M. Polk, MD, MPH, Raymond Russell III, MD, PhD, Piotr J. Slomka, PhD, Randall C. Thompson, MD, R. Glenn Wells, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 5/2018

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The purpose of this document is to update the “ASNC Imaging Guidelines for Nuclear Cardiology Procedures: Single photon-emission computed tomography”1 in several areas in which novel evidence has emerged since its publication. Recent advances in Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) have fundamentally changed acquisition, processing, and interpretation of myocardial perfusion images using new technology. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can now be personalized and tailored to the individual patient and the clinical question. This publication is designed to provide MPI guidelines for conventional and novel SPECT for qualified medical professionals engaged in the practice of nuclear cardiology. While the information supplied in this document has been carefully reviewed by experts in the field, the document should not be considered as medical advice or a professional service. We recognize that SPECT technology is evolving rapidly and that these recommendations may need further revision in the near future. Hence, the imaging guidelines described in this publication should be applied clinically only after review and approval by qualified local institutional physicians and technologists. …

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Title: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Guidelines: Instrumentation, Acquisition, Processing, and Interpretation
Authors: Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH
Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, MD
Ian S. Armstrong, PhD, MIPEM
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
E. Gordon DePuey, MD
Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD
Robert J. Gropler, MD
Thomas A. Holly, MD
John J. Mahmarian, MD
Mi-Ae Park, PhD
Donna M. Polk, MD, MPH
Raymond Russell III, MD, PhD
Piotr J. Slomka, PhD
Randall C. Thompson, MD
R. Glenn Wells, PhD
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-018-1283-y

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