Refining practice: TID metrics for CZT systems

Excerpt

Systematic collection of data to improve health care had in Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) one of its most tenacious advocates. She was not only the founder of modern nursing and the most regarded nurse in history but also one of the pioneers in the use of evidence to inform clinical practice. Fast forward to the 21st century, advancing technology is summoning an ever-growing number of advocates of big and better data collection to improve our understanding of the natural history of diseases, and how the physical and social environment impacts on health. In the field of cardiovascular medicine, analysis of (large-scale) data has proved highly valuable in the evaluation of the efficacy of contemporary diagnostic imaging and its many markers of disease. …