ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI) A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Endorsed by the American Heart Association
Brindis RG, Douglas PS, Hendel RC, Peterson ED, Wolk MJ, Allen JM, Patel MR, Raskin IE, Hendel RC, Bateman TM, Cerqueira MD, Gibbons RJ, Gillam LD, Gillespie JA, Hendel RC, Iskandrian AE, Jerome SD, Krumholz HM, Messer JV, Spertus JA, Stowers SA. ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI) A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Endorsed by the American Heart Association. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 1587-1605. PMID: 16226194, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTomography myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emissionAmerican CollegePerfusion imagingClinical practice guidelinesAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican SocietyReasonable approachNuclear cardiologyPhysician decision makingHealth services researchersHeart AssociationAppropriateness CriteriaAppropriateness reviewClinical indicationsPractice guidelinesCardiology FoundationClinical scenariosWorking GroupCardiovascular imagingNuclear cardiologistsReimbursement policiesScientific evidenceServices researchers