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Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 3/2016

01-06-2016 | ASNC IMAGING GUIDELINES

ASNC imaging guidelines for SPECT nuclear cardiology procedures: Stress, protocols, and tracers

Authors: Milena J. Henzlova, MD, W. Lane Duvall, MD, Andrew J. Einstein, MD, Mark I. Travin, MD, Hein J. Verberne, MD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 3/2016

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Exercise testing has been used for more than 60 years for diagnostic purposes in symptomatic patients [including patients with acute chest pain without ischemia by electrocardiogram (ECG) and serum markers] and for prognosis and risk stratification in patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD), such as history of myocardial infarction or documented CAD by coronary angiography or computed tomography angiography and in those with high risk for the presence of CAD, such as patients with diabetes mellitus, peripheral, or cerebral vascular disease. …
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Metadata
Title
ASNC imaging guidelines for SPECT nuclear cardiology procedures: Stress, protocols, and tracers
Authors
Milena J. Henzlova, MD
W. Lane Duvall, MD
Andrew J. Einstein, MD
Mark I. Travin, MD
Hein J. Verberne, MD
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-015-0387-x

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