The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis - A joint statement from the European Association of Echocardiography, the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, and the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology - UTU Research Portal

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The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis - A joint statement from the European Association of Echocardiography, the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, and the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology

Authors: Fraser AG, Buser PT, Bax JJ, Dassen WR, Nihoyannopoulos P, Schwitter J, Knuuti JM, Hoher M, Bengel F, Szatmari A

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

Publication year: 2006

Journal: European Heart Journal

Journal name in source: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Journal acronym: EUR HEART J

Volume: 27

Issue: 14

First page : 1750

Last page: 1753

Number of pages: 4

ISSN: 0195-668X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehl031

Abstract

Advances in medical imaging now make it possible to investigate any patient with cardiovascular disease using multiple methods which vary widely in their technical requirements, benefits, limitations, and costs. The appropriate use of alternative tests requires their integration into joint clinical diagnostic services where experts in all methods collaborate. This statement summarizes the principles that should guide developments in cardiovascular diagnostic services.