The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology
The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology(1189 views) Picano E, Vañó E, Rehani MM, Cuocolo A, Mont L, Bodi V, Bar O, Maccia C, Pierard L, Sicari R, Plein S, Mahrholdt H, Lancellotti P, Knuuti J, Heidbuchel H, Di Mario C, Badano LP
Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
Medical Physics Service, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Thorax Institute (ICT), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Cardiology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario-INCLIVA, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
EAPCI, French Society of Cardiology, Clinique Saint-Gatieu, Tours, France
Centre d'Assurance de qualite des Applications Technologiques dans le domaine de la Sante (CAATS), Bourg-La-Reine 92340, France
Department of Cardiology, University of Liège, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Group, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
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The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology
The benefits of cardiac imaging are immense, and modern medicine requires the extensive and versatile use of a variety of cardiac imaging techniques. Cardiologists are responsible for a large part of the radiation exposures every person gets per year from all medical sources. Therefore, they have a particular responsibility to avoid unjustified and non-optimized use of radiation, but sometimes are imperfectly aware of the radiological dose of the examination they prescribe or practice. This position paper aims to summarize the current knowledge on radiation effective doses (and risks) related to cardiac imaging procedures. We have reviewed the literature on radiation doses, which can range from the equivalent of 1-60 milliSievert (mSv) around a reference dose average of 15 mSv (corresponding to 750 chest X-rays) for a percutaneous coronary intervention, a cardiac radiofrequency ablation, a multidetector coronary angiography, or a myocardial perfusion imaging scintigraphy. We provide a European perspective on the best way to play an active role in implementing into clinical practice the key principle of radiation protection that: 'each patient should get the right imaging exam, at the right time, with the right radiation dose'.
The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology
The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology
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