CT coronary angiography at an ultra-low radiation dose (< 0.1 mSv): feasible and viable in times of constraint on healthcare costs
| Autor: | Onofrio A. Catalano, Filippo Cademartiri, Erica Maffei, Teresa Arcadi, Massimo Midiri |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Cademartiri, F, Maffei, E, Arcadi, T, Catalano, O, Midiri, M, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Coronary angiography
medicine.medical_specialty low radiation dose Pharmacological therapy CT coronary angiography Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Angiography Radiation Dosage Sensitivity and Specificity healthcare costs Radiation Protection Health care Cardiac CT Humans Medicine Low dose ct Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Constraint (mathematics) Neuroradiology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry screening Radiation dose Reproducibility of Results Interventional radiology Health Care Costs General Medicine United States Feasibility Studies Radiology Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | European Radiology, 23(3), 607-613. Springer-Verlag Europe PubMed Central |
| ISSN: | 0938-7994 |
| Popis: | Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has reached very high standards both in terms of diagnostic performance and radiation dose reduction. This commentary follows a report on CTCA using less than 0.1 mSv in selected patients. This is an extraordinary accomplishment, both for technology and for medicine. The difficult task is now to implement this tool in clinical practice so it can play the best possible role. CTCA can improve diagnostic pathways, can save money for healthcare systems and could even improve pharmacological therapy. All of this may happen, but it will require the combined effort of all the experienced operators in this field, including the referring clinicians. In times of financial constraint, CTCA may also help to restrict ineffective medical expenses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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