Reporting nuclear cardiology: a joint position paper by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).
Cardiac imaging; Nuclear cardiology; Nuclear medicine reports; Practice guidelines
Abstract :
[en] 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.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Tragardh, Elin
Hesse, Birger
Knuuti, Juhani
Flotats, Albert
Kaufmann, Philipp A.
Kitsiou, Anastasia
Hacker, Marcus
Verberne, Hein J.
Edenbrandt, Lars
Delgado, Victoria
Donal, Erwan
Edvardsen, Thor
Galderisi, Maurizio
Habib, Gilbert
Lancellotti, Patrizio ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Imagerie cardiaque fonctionnelle par échographie
Reporting nuclear cardiology: a joint position paper by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).
Publication date :
2015
Journal title :
European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
ISSN :
2047-2404
eISSN :
2047-2412
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. (c) The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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