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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dorbala, Sharmila
• Blankstein, Ron
• Skali, Hicham
• Park, Mi-Ae
• Fantony, Jolene
• Mauceri, Charles
• Semer, James
• Moore, Stephen C
• Di Carli, Marcelo F

Titel

Approaches to reducing radiation dose from radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging

Ist Teil von

• Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2015-04, Vol.56 (4), p.592-599

Ort / Verlag

United States: Society of Nuclear Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) plays a vital role in the evaluation and management of patients with coronary artery disease. However, because of a steep growth in MPI in the mid 2000s, concerns about inappropriate use of MPI and imaging-related radiation exposure increased. In response, the professional societies developed appropriate-use criteria for MPI. Simultaneously, novel technology, image-reconstruction software for traditional scanners, and dedicated cardiac scanners emerged and facilitated the performance of MPI with low-dose and ultra-low-dose radiotracers. This paper provides a practical approach to performing low-radiation-dose MPI using traditional and novel technologies.