Reporting nuclear cardiology: a joint position paper by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
Por:
Tragardh, E, Hesse, B, Knuuti, J, Flotats, A, Kaufmann, PA, Kitsiou, A, Hacker, M, Verberne, HJ, Edenbrandt, L
Publicada:
1 mar 2015
Resumen:
The report of an imaging procedure is a critical component of an examination, being the final and often the only communication from the interpreting physician to the referring or treating physician. Very limited evidence and few recommendations or guidelines on reporting imaging studies are available; therefore, an European position statement on how to report nuclear cardiology might be useful. The current paper combines the limited existing evidence with expert consensus, previously published recommendations as well as current clinical practices. For all the applications discussed in this paper (myocardial perfusion, viability, innervation, and function as acquired by single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography or hybrid imaging), headings cover laboratory and patient demographics, clinical indication, tracer administration and image acquisition, findings, and conclusion of the report. The statement also discusses recommended terminology in nuclear cardiology, image display, and preliminary reports. It is hoped that this statement may lead to more attention to create well-written and standardized nuclear cardiology reports and eventually lead to improved clinical outcome.
Filiaciones:
Tragardh, E:
Lund Univ, Skane Univ Hosp, Clin Physiol & Nucl Med Unit, Dept Clin Sci, S-20502 Malmo, Sweden
Hesse, B:
Rigshosp, Dept Clin Physiol Nucl Med & PET, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Knuuti, J:
Univ Turku, Turku PET Ctr, Turku, Finland
Turku Univ Hosp, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland
Flotats, A:
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Dept Nucl Med, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain
Kaufmann, PA:
Univ Zurich Hosp, Cardiac Imaging, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Kitsiou, A:
Sismanoglio Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Athens, Greece
Hacker, M:
Med Univ Vienna, Div Nucl Med, Vienna, Austria
Verberne, HJ:
Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Nucl Med, NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Edenbrandt, L:
Lund Univ, Skane Univ Hosp, Clin Physiol & Nucl Med Unit, Dept Clin Sci, S-20502 Malmo, Sweden
Green Published, Bronze
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