Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries
Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries(299 views) Lindner O, Pascual TNB, Mercuri M, Acampa W, Burchert W, Flotats A, Kaufmann PA, Kitsiou A, Knuuti J, Underwood SR, Vitola JV, Mahmarian JJ, Karthikeyan G, Better N, Rehani MM, Kashyap R, Dondi M, Paez D, Einstein AJ
Keywords: Best Practices, Europe, Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy, Nuclear Cardiology, Quality Of Care, Radiation Dose, Spect,
Affiliations: *** IBB - CNR ***
Institute of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia Bochum, University Hospital of the Ruhr University, Georgstr. 11, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Section of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, United States
Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Cardiology, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens, Greece
Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Quanta Diagnóstico & Terapia, Curitiba, Brazil
Radiation Protection of Patients Unit, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries
Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries
Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries