Journal article
Nuclear Cardiology Practices and Radiation Exposure in the Oceania Region: Results From the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is concern about radiation exposure with radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). This sub-study of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study reports radiation doses from MPI, and use of dose-optimisation protocols in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), and compares them with data from the rest of the world.
METHODS: Data were collected from 7911 MPI studies performed in 308 …
Authors
Biswas S; Better N; Pascual TNB; Mercuri M; Vitola JV; Karthikeyan G; Westcott J; Alexánderson E; Allam AH; Al-Mallah MH
Journal
Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 25–34
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.112
ISSN
1443-9506