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2. Worldwide Variation in the Use of Nuclear Cardiology Camera Technology, Reconstruction Software, and Imaging Protocols
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Hirschfeld, Cole B., primary, Mercuri, Mathew, additional, Pascual, Thomas N.B., additional, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, additional, Vitola, João V., additional, Mahmarian, John J., additional, Better, Nathan, additional, Bouyoucef, Salah E., additional, Hee-Seung Bom, Henry, additional, Lele, Vikram, additional, Magboo, V. Peter C., additional, Alexánderson, Erick, additional, Allam, Adel H., additional, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., additional, Dorbala, Sharmila, additional, Flotats, Albert, additional, Jerome, Scott, additional, Kaufmann, Philipp A., additional, Luxenburg, Osnat, additional, Shaw, Leslee J., additional, Underwood, S. Richard, additional, Rehani, Madan M., additional, Paez, Diana, additional, Dondi, Maurizio, additional, Einstein, Andrew J., additional, Einstein, A.J., additional, Pascual, T.N.B., additional, Paez, D., additional, Dondi, M., additional, Better, N., additional, Bouyoucef, S.E., additional, Karthikeyan, G., additional, Kashyap, R., additional, Lele, V., additional, Magboo, V.P.C., additional, Mahmarian, J.J., additional, Meeks, J.B., additional, Mercuri, M., additional, Mut, F., additional, Rehani, M.M., additional, Vitola, J.V., additional, Alexanderson, E., additional, Allam, A., additional, Al-Mallah, M.H., additional, Bom, H., additional, Flotats, A., additional, Jerome, S., additional, Kaufmann, P.A., additional, Luxenburg, O., additional, Mahmarian, J., additional, Shaw, L.J., additional, Underwood, S.R., additional, Vitola, J., additional, Amouri, W., additional, Essabbah, H., additional, Gassama, S.S., additional, Makhdomi, K.B., additional, El Mustapha, G.I.E., additional, El Ouchdi, N., additional, Qaïs, N., additional, Soni, N., additional, Vangu, W., additional, Abazid, R.M., additional, Adams, B., additional, Agarwal, V., additional, Alfeeli, M.A., additional, Alnafisi, N., additional, Bernabe, L., additional, Bural, G.G., additional, Chaiwatanarat, T., additional, Chandraguptha, J.M., additional, Cheon, G.J., additional, Cho, I., additional, Dogan, A.S., additional, Eftekhari, M., additional, Frenkel, A., additional, Garty, I., additional, George, S., additional, Geramifar, P., additional, Golan, H., additional, Habib, S., additional, Hussain, R., additional, Im, H., additional, Jeon, H.-J., additional, Kalawat, T., additional, Kang, W.J., additional, Keng, F., additional, Klaipetch, A., additional, Kumar, P.G., additional, Lee, J., additional, Lee, W.W., additional, Lim, I., additional, Macaisa, C.M.M., additional, Malhotra, G., additional, Mittal, B.R., additional, Mohammad, M.H., additional, Mohan, P., additional, Mulyanto, I.D., additional, Nariman, D., additional, Nayak, U.N., additional, Niaz, K., additional, Nikolov, G., additional, Obaldo, J.M., additional, Ozturk, E., additional, Park, J.M., additional, Park, S., additional, Patel, C.D., additional, Phuong, H.K., additional, Quinon, A.P., additional, Rajini, T.R., additional, Saengsuda, Y., additional, Santiago, J., additional, Sayman, H.B., additional, Shinto, A.S., additional, Sivasubramaniyan, V., additional, Son, M.H., additional, Sudhakar, P., additional, Syed, G.M.S., additional, Tamaki, N., additional, Thamnirat, K., additional, Thientunyakit, T., additional, Thongmak, S., additional, Velasco, D.N., additional, Verma, A., additional, Vutrapongwatana, U., additional, Wang, Y., additional, Won, K.S., additional, Yao, Z., additional, Yingsa-nga, T., additional, Yudistiro, R., additional, Yue, K.T., additional, Zafrir, N., additional, Adrian, S.C., additional, Agostini, D., additional, Aguadé, S., additional, Armitage, G., additional, Backlund, M., additional, Backman, M., additional, Baker, M., additional, Balducci, M.T., additional, Bavelaar, C., additional, Berovic, M., additional, Bertagna, F., additional, Beuchel, R., additional, Biggi, A., additional, Bisi, G., additional, Bonini, R., additional, Bradley, A., additional, Brudin, L., additional, Bruno, I., additional, Busnardo, E., additional, Casoni, R., additional, Choudhri, A., additional, Cittanti, C., additional, Clauss, R., additional, Costa, D.C., additional, Costa, M., additional, Dixon, K., additional, Dziuk, M., additional, Egelic, N., additional, Eriksson, I., additional, Fagioli, G., additional, de Faria, D.B., additional, Florimonte, L., additional, Francini, A., additional, French, M., additional, Gallagher, E., additional, Garai, I., additional, Geatti, O., additional, Genovesi, D., additional, Gianolli, L., additional, Gimelli, A., additional, Giudice, E. del, additional, Halliwell, S., additional, Hansson, M.J., additional, Harrison, C., additional, Homans, F., additional, Horton, F., additional, Jędrzejuk, D., additional, Jogi, J., additional, Johansen, A., additional, Johansson, H., additional, Kalnina, M., additional, Kaminek, M., additional, Kiss, A., additional, Kobylecka, M., additional, Kostkiewicz, M., additional, Kropp, J., additional, Kullenberg, R., additional, Lahoutte, T., additional, Lang, O., additional, Larsson, Y.H., additional, Lázár, M., additional, Leccisotti, L., additional, Leners, N., additional, Lindner, O., additional, Lipp, R.W., additional, Maenhout, A., additional, Maffioli, L., additional, Marcassa, C., additional, Martins, B., additional, Marzullo, P., additional, Medolago, G., additional, Mendiguchía, C.G., additional, Mirzaei, S., additional, Mori, M., additional, Nardi, B., additional, Nazarenko, S., additional, Nikoletic, K., additional, Oleksa, R., additional, Parviainen, T., additional, Patrina, J., additional, Peace, R., additional, Pirich, C., additional, Piwowarska-Bilska, H., additional, Popa, S., additional, Prakash, V., additional, Pubul, V., additional, Puklavec, L., additional, Rac, S., additional, Ratniece, M., additional, Rogan, S.A., additional, Romeo, A., additional, Rossi, M., additional, Ruiz, D., additional, Sabharwal, N., additional, Salobir, B.G., additional, Santos, A.I., additional, Saranovic, S., additional, Sarkozi, A., additional, Schneider, R.P., additional, Sciagra, R., additional, Scotti, S., additional, Servini, Z., additional, Setti, L.R., additional, Starck, S.-Å., additional, Vajauskas, D., additional, Veselý, J., additional, Vieni, A., additional, Vignati, A., additional, Vito, I.M., additional, Weiss, K., additional, Wild, D., additional, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., additional, Agüro, R.N., additional, Alvarado, N., additional, Barral, C.M., additional, Beretta, M., additional, Berrocal, I., additional, Cuellar, J.F. Batista, additional, Cabral Chang, T.-M., additional, Cabrera Rodríguez, L.O., additional, Canessa, J., additional, Castro Mora, G., additional, Claudia, A.C., additional, Clavelo, G.F., additional, Júnior, A.F. Cruz, additional, Faccio, F.F., additional, Fernández, K.M., additional, Garibo, J.R. Gomez, additional, Gonzalez, U., additional, González E, P., additional, Guzzo, M.A., additional, Jofre, J., additional, Kapitán, M., additional, Kempfer, G., additional, Lopez, J.L., additional, Massardo V, T., additional, Medeiros Colaco, I., additional, Mesquita, C.T., additional, Montecinos, M., additional, Neubauer, S., additional, Pabon, L.M., additional, Puente, A., additional, Rochela Vazquez, L.M., additional, Serna Macias, J.A., additional, Silva Pino, A.G., additional, Huber, F.Z. Tártari, additional, Tovar, A.P., additional, Vargas, L., additional, Wiefels, C., additional, Aljizeeri, A., additional, Alvarez, R.J., additional, Barger, D., additional, Beardwood, W., additional, Behrens, J., additional, Brann, L., additional, Brown, D., additional, Carr, H., additional, Churchwell, K., additional, Comingore, G.A., additional, Corbett, J., additional, Costello, M., additional, Cruz, F., additional, Depinet, T., additional, Dorbala, S., additional, Earles, M., additional, Esteves, F.P., additional, Etherton, E., additional, Fanning, R.J., additional, Fornace, J., additional, Franks, L., additional, Gewirtz, H., additional, Gulanchyn, K., additional, Hannah, C.-L., additional, Hays, J., additional, Hendrickson, J., additional, Hester, J., additional, Holmes, K., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Jopek, C., additional, Lewin, H., additional, Lyons, J., additional, Manley, C., additional, Meden, J., additional, Moore, S., additional, Moore, W.H., additional, Murthy, V., additional, Nace, R., additional, Neely, D., additional, Nelson, L., additional, Niedermaier, O., additional, Rice, D., additional, Rigs, R., additional, Schiffer, K., additional, Schockling, E., additional, Schultz, T., additional, Schumacker, T., additional, Sheesley, B., additional, Sheikh, A., additional, Siegel, B., additional, Slim, A.M., additional, Smith, J., additional, Szulc, M., additional, Tanskersley, N., additional, Tilkemeier, P., additional, Valdez, G.D., additional, Vrooman, R., additional, Wawrowicz, D., additional, Winchester, D.E., additional, Alcheikh, A., additional, Allen, B., additional, Atkins, E., additional, Bevan, J., additional, Bonomini, C., additional, Christiansen, J., additional, Clack, L., additional, Craig, E., additional, Dixson, H., additional, Duncan, I., additional, Fredericks, S., additional, Gales, S., additional, Hampson, R., additional, Hanley, T., additional, Hartcher, K., additional, Hassall, J., additional, Kelley, B., additional, Kelly, S., additional, Kidd, T., additional, de Kort, T., additional, Larcos, G., additional, Macdonald, W., additional, McGrath, C., additional, Murdoch, E., additional, O'Malley, S., additional, O'Rourke, M., additional, Pack, M., additional, Pearce, R., additional, Praehofer, R., additional, Ramsay, S., additional, Scarlett, L., additional, Smidt, K., additional, Souvannavong, F., additional, Taubman, K., additional, Taylor, G., additional, Tse, K., additional, Unger, S., additional, and Weale, J., additional
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3. Worldwide Diagnostic Reference Levels for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Findings From INCAPS
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Hirschfeld, C. B., Dondi, M., Pascual, T. N. B., Mercuri, M., Vitola, J., Karthikeyan, G., Better, N., Mahmarian, J. J., Bouyoucef, S. E., Hee-Seung Bom, H., Lele, V., Magboo, V. P. C., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A. H., Al-Mallah, M. H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Underwood, S. R., Rehani, M. M., Vassileva, J., Paez, D., Einstein, A. J., Kashyap, R., Meeks, J. B., Mut, F., Vitola, J. V., Allam, A., Bom, H., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qais, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguade, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., de Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jedrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lazar, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchia, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S. -A., Vajauskas, D., Vesely, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Aguro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Cuellar, J. F. B., Chang, T. -M. C., Rodriguez, L. O. C., Canessa, J., Mora, G. C., AGABITI-ROSEI, Claudia, Clavelo, G. F., Junior, A. F. C., Faccio, F. F., Fernandez, K. M., Garibo, J. R. G., Gonzalez, U., Gonzalez E, P., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitan, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo V, T., Colaco, I. M., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Vazquez, L. M. R., Macias, J. A. S., Pino, A. G. S., Huber, F. Z. T., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., de Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.
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administered activity ,diagnostic reference level ,radiation dose reduction ,SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging ,NO - Published
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4. Impact of age on the selection of nuclear cardiology stress protocols: The INCAPS (IAEA nuclear cardiology protocols) study
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Al-Mallah, Mh, Pascual, Tnb, Mercuri, M, Vitola, Jv, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Eistein, Aj, Bouyoucef, Se, Allam, Ah, Vangu, M, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Lele, V, Magboo, Vpc, Mahmarian, Jj, Mut, F, Alexánderson, E, Allam, A, Bom, H, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, Pa, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, Lj, Underwood, Sr, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha, Gie, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cmm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gms, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-Nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, De Faria, Db, Florimonte, L, Francini, Alberto, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, Del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jȩdrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, Annunziata, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, S-A., Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, I. M., Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar, Jf, Cabral Chang, T-M, Cabrera Rodríguez, Lo, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz, Af, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo, Jr, Gonzalez, U, González, Pe, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, Massardo, Tv, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez, Lm, Serna Macias, Ja, Silva Pino, Ag, Tártari Huber, Fz, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning, Rj, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, Mc, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, De Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J
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Ionizing radiation ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cross-sectional study ,Cardiology ,Guidelines ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Radiation Dosage ,Effective dose (radiation) ,NO ,Cohort Studies ,03 medical and health sciences ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Age ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Tomography ,Age Factors ,Aged ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,Middle Aged ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Radiation Exposure ,Retrospective Studies ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Nuclear Energy ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Retrospective cohort study ,Radiation exposure ,Cohort ,Emission-Computed ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Single-Photon ,Cohort study - Abstract
There is growing concern about radiation exposure from nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), particularly among younger patients who are more prone to develop untoward effects of ionizing radiation, and hence US and European professional society guidelines recommend age as a consideration in weighing radiation risk from MPI. We aimed to determine how patient radiation doses from MPI vary across age groups in a large contemporary international cohort.Data were collected as part of a global cross-sectional study of centers performing MPI coordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Sites provided information on each MPI study completed during a single week in March-April 2013. We compared across age groups laboratory adherence to pre-specified radiation-related best practices, radiation effective dose (ED; a whole-body measure reflecting the amount of radiation to each organ and its relative sensitivity to radiation's deleterious effects), and the proportion of patients with ED ≤ 9 mSv, a target level specified in guidelines.Among 7911 patients undergoing MPI in 308 laboratories in 65 countries, mean ED was 10.0 ± 4.5 mSv with slightly higher exposure among younger age groups (trend p value 0.001). There was no difference in the proportion of patients with ED ≤ 9 mSv across age groups, or in adherence to best practices based on the median age of patients in a laboratory.In contemporary nuclear cardiology practice, the age of the patient appears not to impact protocol selection and radiation dose, contrary to professional society guidelines.
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5. Worldwide Diagnostic Reference Levels for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Hirschfeld, Cole B., primary, Dondi, Maurizio, additional, Pascual, Thomas N.B., additional, Mercuri, Mathew, additional, Vitola, Joao, additional, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, additional, Better, Nathan, additional, Mahmarian, John J., additional, Bouyoucef, Salah E., additional, Hee-Seung Bom, Henry, additional, Lele, Vikram, additional, Magboo, Vincent Peter C., additional, Alexánderson, Erick, additional, Allam, Adel H., additional, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., additional, Flotats, Albert, additional, Jerome, Scott, additional, Kaufmann, Philipp A., additional, Luxenburg, Osnat, additional, Underwood, S. Richard, additional, Rehani, Madan M., additional, Vassileva, Jenia, additional, Paez, Diana, additional, Einstein, Andrew J., additional, Einstein, A.J., additional, Pascual, T.N.B., additional, Paez, D., additional, Dondi, M., additional, Better, N., additional, Bouyoucef, S.E., additional, Karthikeyan, G., additional, Kashyap, R., additional, Lele, V., additional, Magboo, V.P.C., additional, Mahmarian, J.J., additional, Meeks, J.B., additional, Mercuri, M., additional, Mut, F., additional, Rehani, M.M., additional, Vitola, J.V., additional, Alexanderson, E., additional, Allam, A., additional, Al-Mallah, M.H., additional, Bom, H., additional, Flotats, A., additional, Jerome, S., additional, Kaufmann, P.A., additional, Luxenburg, O., additional, Mahmarian, J., additional, Shaw, L.J., additional, Underwood, S.R., additional, Vitola, J., additional, Amouri, W., additional, Essabbah, H., additional, Gassama, S.S., additional, Makhdomi, K.B., additional, El Mustapha, G.I.E., additional, El Ouchdi, N., additional, Qaïs, N., additional, Soni, N., additional, Vangu, W., additional, Abazid, R.M., additional, Adams, B., additional, Agarwal, V., additional, Alfeeli, M.A., additional, Alnafisi, N., additional, Bernabe, L., additional, Bural, G.G., additional, Chaiwatanarat, T., additional, Chandraguptha, J.M., additional, Cheon, G.J., additional, Cho, I., additional, Dogan, A.S., additional, Eftekhari, M., additional, Frenkel, A., additional, Garty, I., additional, George, S., additional, Geramifar, P., additional, Golan, H., additional, Habib, S., additional, Hussain, R., additional, Im, H., additional, Jeon, H.-J., additional, Kalawat, T., additional, Kang, W.J., additional, Keng, F., additional, Klaipetch, A., additional, Kumar, P.G., additional, Lee, J., additional, Lee, W.W., additional, Lim, I., additional, Macaisa, C.M.M., additional, Malhotra, G., additional, Mittal, B.R., additional, Mohammad, M.H., additional, Mohan, P., additional, Mulyanto, I.D., additional, Nariman, D., additional, Nayak, U.N., additional, Niaz, K., additional, Nikolov, G., additional, Obaldo, J.M., additional, Ozturk, E., additional, Park, J.M., additional, Park, S., additional, Patel, C.D., additional, Phuong, H.K., additional, Quinon, A.P., additional, Rajini, T.R., additional, Saengsuda, Y., additional, Santiago, J., additional, Sayman, H.B., additional, Shinto, A.S., additional, Sivasubramaniyan, V., additional, Son, M.H., additional, Sudhakar, P., additional, Syed, G.M.S., additional, Tamaki, N., additional, Thamnirat, K., additional, Thientunyakit, T., additional, Thongmak, S., additional, Velasco, D.N., additional, Verma, A., additional, Vutrapongwatana, U., additional, Wang, Y., additional, Won, K.S., additional, Yao, Z., additional, Yingsa-nga, T., additional, Yudistiro, R., additional, Yue, K.T., additional, Zafrir, N., additional, Adrian, S.C., additional, Agostini, D., additional, Aguadé, S., additional, Armitage, G., additional, Backlund, M., additional, Backman, M., additional, Baker, M., additional, Balducci, M.T., additional, Bavelaar, C., additional, Berovic, M., additional, Bertagna, F., additional, Beuchel, R., additional, Biggi, A., additional, Bisi, G., additional, Bonini, R., additional, Bradley, A., additional, Brudin, L., additional, Bruno, I., additional, Busnardo, E., additional, Casoni, R., additional, Choudhri, A., additional, Cittanti, C., additional, Clauss, R., additional, Costa, D.C., additional, Costa, M., additional, Dixon, K., additional, Dziuk, M., additional, Egelic, N., additional, Eriksson, I., additional, Fagioli, G., additional, de Faria, D.B., additional, Florimonte, L., additional, Francini, A., additional, French, M., additional, Gallagher, E., additional, Garai, I., additional, Geatti, O., additional, Genovesi, D., additional, Gianolli, L., additional, Gimelli, A., additional, del Giudice, E., additional, Halliwell, S., additional, Hansson, M.J., additional, Harrison, C., additional, Homans, F., additional, Horton, F., additional, Jędrzejuk, D., additional, Jogi, J., additional, Johansen, A., additional, Johansson, H., additional, Kalnina, M., additional, Kaminek, M., additional, Kiss, A., additional, Kobylecka, M., additional, Kostkiewicz, M., additional, Kropp, J., additional, Kullenberg, R., additional, Lahoutte, T., additional, Lang, O., additional, Larsson, Y.H., additional, Lázár, M., additional, Leccisotti, L., additional, Leners, N., additional, Lindner, O., additional, Lipp, R.W., additional, Maenhout, A., additional, Maffioli, L., additional, Marcassa, C., additional, Martins, B., additional, Marzullo, P., additional, Medolago, G., additional, Mendiguchía, C.G., additional, Mirzaei, S., additional, Mori, M., additional, Nardi, B., additional, Nazarenko, S., additional, Nikoletic, K., additional, Oleksa, R., additional, Parviainen, T., additional, Patrina, J., additional, Peace, R., additional, Pirich, C., additional, Piwowarska-Bilska, H., additional, Popa, S., additional, Prakash, V., additional, Pubul, V., additional, Puklavec, L., additional, Rac, S., additional, Ratniece, M., additional, Rogan, S.A., additional, Romeo, A., additional, Rossi, M., additional, Ruiz, D., additional, Sabharwal, N., additional, Salobir, B.G., additional, Santos, A.I., additional, Saranovic, S., additional, Sarkozi, A., additional, Schneider, R.P., additional, Sciagra, R., additional, Scotti, S., additional, Servini, Z., additional, Setti, L.R., additional, Starck, S.-Å., additional, Vajauskas, D., additional, Veselý, J., additional, Vieni, A., additional, Vignati, A., additional, Vito, I.M., additional, Weiss, K., additional, Wild, D., additional, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., additional, Agüro, R.N., additional, Alvarado, N., additional, Barral, C.M., additional, Beretta, M., additional, Berrocal, I., additional, Cuellar, J.F. Batista, additional, Chang, T-M. Cabral, additional, Rodríguez, L.O. Cabrera, additional, Canessa, J., additional, Mora, G. Castro, additional, Claudia, A.C., additional, Clavelo, G.F., additional, Júnior, A.F. Cruz, additional, Faccio, F.F., additional, Fernández, K.M., additional, Garibo, J.R. Gomez, additional, Gonzalez, U., additional, González E, P., additional, Guzzo, M.A., additional, Jofre, J., additional, Kapitán, M., additional, Kempfer, G., additional, Lopez, J.L., additional, Massardo V, T., additional, Colaco, I. Medeiros, additional, Mesquita, C.T., additional, Montecinos, M., additional, Neubauer, S., additional, Pabon, L.M., additional, Puente, A., additional, Vazquez, L.M. Rochela, additional, Macias, J.A. Serna, additional, Pino, A.G. Silva, additional, Huber, F.Z. Tártari, additional, Tovar, A.P., additional, Vargas, L., additional, Wiefels, C., additional, Aljizeeri, A., additional, Alvarez, R.J., additional, Barger, D., additional, Beardwood, W., additional, Behrens, J., additional, Brann, L., additional, Brown, D., additional, Carr, H., additional, Churchwell, K., additional, Comingore, G.A., additional, Corbett, J., additional, Costello, M., additional, Cruz, F., additional, Depinet, T., additional, Dorbala, S., additional, Earles, M., additional, Esteves, F.P., additional, Etherton, E., additional, Fanning, R.J., additional, Fornace, J., additional, Franks, L., additional, Gewirtz, H., additional, Gulanchyn, K., additional, Hannah, C.-L., additional, Hays, J., additional, Hendrickson, J., additional, Hester, J., additional, Holmes, K., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Jopek, C., additional, Lewin, H., additional, Lyons, J., additional, Manley, C., additional, Meden, J., additional, Moore, S., additional, Moore, W.H., additional, Murthy, V., additional, Nace, R., additional, Neely, D., additional, Nelson, L., additional, Niedermaier, O., additional, Rice, D., additional, Rigs, R., additional, Schiffer, K., additional, Schockling, E., additional, Schultz, T., additional, Schumacker, T., additional, Sheesley, B., additional, Sheikh, A., additional, Siegel, B., additional, Slim, A.M., additional, Smith, J., additional, Szulc, M., additional, Tanskersley, N., additional, Tilkemeier, P., additional, Valdez, G.D., additional, Vrooman, R., additional, Wawrowicz, D., additional, Winchester, D.E., additional, Alcheikh, A., additional, Allen, B., additional, Atkins, E., additional, Bevan, J., additional, Bonomini, C., additional, Christiansen, J., additional, Clack, L., additional, Craig, E., additional, Dixson, H., additional, Duncan, I., additional, Fredericks, S., additional, Gales, S., additional, Hampson, R., additional, Hanley, T., additional, Hartcher, K., additional, Hassall, J., additional, Kelley, B., additional, Kelly, S., additional, Kidd, T., additional, de Kort, T., additional, Larcos, G., additional, Macdonald, W., additional, McGrath, C., additional, Murdoch, E., additional, O'Malley, S., additional, O'Rourke, M., additional, Pack, M., additional, Pearce, R., additional, Praehofer, R., additional, Ramsay, S., additional, Scarlett, L., additional, Smidt, K., additional, Souvannavong, F., additional, Taubman, K., additional, Taylor, G., additional, Tse, K., additional, Unger, S., additional, and Weale, J., additional
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6. 1016 Increased sensitivity for detection of intra-cardiac thrombus using phase sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) late enhancement techniques for combined myocardial scar and thrombus imaging
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Jerecic Renate, Tuit David, Christopher Francois, Zuehlsdorff Sven, Lin George, Peter Weale J, and Carr James
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Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Published
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7. III. Notes on the Habits of Papilio Merope, with a description of its Larva and Pupa
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Weale, J P Mansel and BioStor
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Weale, J P Mansel and BioStor
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Prior, C., primary, Bhiladvala, C., additional, Weale, J., additional, Taylor, J., additional, and Massey, S., additional
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10. Nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure in Africa: results from the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS)
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Bouyoucef, Salah E., Mercuri, Mathew, Pascual, Thomas N. B., Allam, Adel H., Vangu, Mboyo, Vitola, João V., Better, Nathan, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Mahmarian, John J., Rehani, Madan M., Kashyap, Ravi, Dondi, Maurizio, Paez, Diana, Einstein, Andrew J., Einstein, A. J., Pascual, T. N. B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S. E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Magboo, V. P. C., Mahmarian, J. J., Mercuri, M., Mut, F., Rehani, M. M., Vitola, J. V., Alexánderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M. H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-Nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., De Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., Del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jȩdrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S-Ã…., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, P. E., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, T. V., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M. C., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., De Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart Diseases ,Cross-sectional study ,MEDLINE ,effective dose ,Cardiology ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Effective dose (radiation) ,NO ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,CONSECUTIVE SAMPLE ,03 medical and health sciences ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,0302 clinical medicine ,Interquartile range ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,best practices ,Humans ,Registries ,Africa ,Best practices ,Effective dose ,Radiation ,Aged ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,Incidence ,Middle Aged ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Radiation Exposure ,Radiation Injuries ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Tomography ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Cardiovascular Topics ,Radiation dose ,General Medicine ,Radiation exposure ,radiation ,Emission-Computed ,business ,Single-Photon - Abstract
OBJECTIVE While nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) offers many benefits to patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease, concerns exist regarding radiation-associated health effects. Little is known regarding MPI practice in Africa. We sought to characterise radiation doses and the use of MPI best practices that could minimise radiation in African nuclear cardiology laboratories, and compare these to practice worldwide. METHODS Demographics and clinical characteristics were collected for a consecutive sample of 348 patients from 12 laboratories in six African countries over a one-week period from March to April 2013. Radiation effective dose (ED) was estimated for each patient. A quality index (QI) enumerating adherence to eight best practices, identified a priori by an IAEA expert panel, was calculated for each laboratory. We compared these metrics with those from 7 563 patients from 296 laboratories outside Africa. RESULTS Median (interquartile range) patient ED in Africa was similar to that of the rest of the world [9.1 (5.1-15.6) vs 10.3 mSv (6.8-12.6), p = 0.14], although a larger proportion of African patients received a low ED, ≤ 9 mSv targeted in societal recommendations (49.7 vs 38.2%, p < 0.001). Bestpractice adherence was higher among African laboratories (QI score: 6.3 ± 1.2 vs 5.4 ± 1.3, p = 0.013). However, median ED varied significantly among African laboratories (range: 2.0-16.3 mSv; p < 0.0001) and QI range was 4-8. CONCLUSION Patient radiation dose from MPI in Africa was similar to that in the rest of the world, and adherence to best practices was relatively high in African laboratories. Nevertheless there remain opportunities to further reduce radiation exposure to African patients from MPI.
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11. Nuclear cardiology practice in Asia: Analysis of radiation exposure and best practice for myocardial perfusion imaging ― results from the IAEA nuclear cardiology protocols cross-sectional study (INCAPS)
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Pascual, Tnb, Mercuri, M, El-Haj, N, Hee-Sung Bom, H, Lele, V, Al-Mallah, Mh, Luxenburg, O, Karthikeyan, G, Vitola, Jv, Mahmarian, Jj, Better, N, Shaw, Lj, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Paez, D, Dondi, M, Eistein, Aj, Bouyoucef, Salah E., Allam, Adel H., Vangu, Mboyo, Magboo, V. P. C., Mut, F., Alexánderson, E., Allam, A., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-Nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., De Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., Del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jȩdrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S-Ã…., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, P. E., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, T. V., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M. C., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., De Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Asia ,Cross-sectional study ,Best practice ,Cardiology ,Practice Patterns ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Radiation Dosage ,Effective dose (radiation) ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,NO ,03 medical and health sciences ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Medical physics ,Dosing ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,Quality of care ,Thallium ,Aged ,Quality of Health Care ,Radiation ,Physicians' ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Radiation dose ,Technetium ,Nuclear cardiology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Radiation Exposure ,Radiation exposure ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,Nuclear Medicine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging - Abstract
BACKGROUND This paper examines the current status of radiation exposure to patients in myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in Asia.Methods and Results:Laboratories voluntarily provided information on MPI performed over a 1-week period. Eight best practice criteria regarding MPI were predefined by an expert panel. Implementation of ≥6 best practices (quality index [QI] ≥6) was pre-specified as a desirable goal for keeping radiation exposure at a low level. Radiation effective dose (ED) in 1,469 patients and QI of 69 laboratories in Asia were compared against data from 239 laboratories in the rest of the world (RoW). Mean ED was significantly higher in Asia (11.4 vs. 9.6 mSv; P
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12. Nuclear Cardiology Practices and Radiation Exposure in the Oceania Region: results From the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS)
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Biswas, S, Better, N, Pascual, TNB, Mercuri, M, Vitola, JV, Karthikeyan, G, Westcott, J, Alexanderson, E, Allam, AH, Al-Mallah, MH, Bom, HHS, Bouyoucef, SE, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufman, PA, Lele, V, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, JJ, Shaw, LJ, Underwood, SR, Rehani, M, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, AJ, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Kelley, B, Bonomini, C, McGrath, C, Atkins, E, Craig, E, Murdoch, E, Souvannavong, F, Larcos, G, Taylor, G, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Bevan, J, Christiansen, J, Hassall, J, Weale, J, Hartcher, K, Smidt, K, Taubman, K, Tse, K, Clark, L, Scarlett, L, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Hampson, R, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Kelly, S, O'Malley, S, Ramsay, S, Unger, S, de Kort, T, Hanley, T, Kidd, T, Macdonald, W, Magboo, VPC, Mut, F, Meeks, JB, Rehani, MM, Allam, A, Bom, H, Kaufmann, PA, Mahmarian, J, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, SS, Makhdomi, KB, El Mustapha, GIE, El Ouchdi, N, Qais, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, RM, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, MA, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, GG, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, JM, Cheon, GJ, Cho, I, Dogan, AS, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, HJ, Kalawat, T, Kang, WJ, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, PG, Lee, J, Lee, WW, Lim, I, Macaisa, CMM, Malhotra, G, Mittal, BR, Mohammad, MH, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, ID, Nariman, D, Nayak, UN, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, JM, Ozturk, E, Park, JM, Park, S, Patel, CD, Phuong, HK, Quinon, AP, Rajini, TR, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, HB, Shinto, AS, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, MH, Sudhakar, P, Syed, GMS, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, DN, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, KS, Yao, Z, Yingsa-Nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, KT, Zafrir, N, Adrian, SC, Agostini, D, Aguade, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, MT, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, DC, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, MJ, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jedrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, YH, Lazar, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, RW, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchia, CG, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, SA, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, BG, Santos, AI, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, RP, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, LR, Starck, SA, Vajauskas, D, Vesely, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, IM, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Aguro, RN, Alvarado, N, Barral, CM, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Cuellar, JFB, Chang, TMC, Rodriguez, LOC, Canessa, J, Mora, GC, Claudia, AC, Clavelo, GF, Cruz, AF, Faccio, FF, Fernandez, KM, Garibo, JRG, Gonzalez, U, Gonzalez, P, Guzzo, MA, Jofre, J, Kapitan, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, JL, Massardo, TV, Colaco, IM, Mesquita, CT, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, LM, Puente, A, Vazquez, LMR, Macias, JAS, Pino, AGS, Huber, FZT, Tovar, AP, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, RJ, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, GA, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, FP, Etherton, E, Fanning, RJ, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, CL, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, WH, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, AM, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, GD, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, DE, Dixon, H, and INCAPS Investigators Grp
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Oceania ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Radiation Dosage ,Effective dose (radiation) ,Sievert ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,NO ,03 medical and health sciences ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Radiation exposure ,Aged ,Female ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Radiation Exposure ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Radiation dose ,Cardiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - 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 laboratories worldwide in one week in 2013, including 439 MPI studies from 34 ANZ laboratories. For each laboratory, effective radiation dose (ED) and a quality index (QI) score (out of 8) based on pre-specified "best practices'' was determined. Results In ANZ patients, ED ranged from 0.9-17.9 milliSievert (mSv). Median ED was similar in ANZ compared with the rest of the world (10.0 (IQR: 6.5-11.7) vs. 10.0 (IQR 6.4-12.6, P=0.15), as were mean QI scores (5.5 +/- 0.7 vs. 5.4 +/- 1.3, P= 0.84). Use of stress-only imaging (17.6% vs. 31.8% of labs, P= 0.09) and weight-based dosing of technetium-99m (14.7% vs. 30.3%, P= 0.07) was lower in ANZ compared with the rest of the world but this difference was not statistically significant. Median ED was significantly lower in metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan laboratories (10.1 mSv vs. 11.6 mSv, P < 0.01), although mean QI scores were similar (5.4 +/- 0.8 vs. 5.5 +/- 0.7, P= 0.75). Conclusion Across ANZ, there is variability in ED from MPI, and use of radiation safety practices, particularly between metropolitan and non-metropolitan laboratories. Overall, ANZ laboratories have a similar median ED to laboratories in the rest of the world.
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13. Use of acronyms in anaesthetic and associated investigations: appropriate or unnecessary? - the UOAIAAAIAOU Study
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Weale, J., primary, Soysa, R., additional, and Yentis, S. M., additional
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14. Gender Differences in Radiation Dose from Nuclear Cardiology Studies Across the World Findings from the INCAPS Registry
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Shi, Lynn, Dorbala, Sharmila, Paez, Diana, Shaw, Leslee J., Zukotynski, Katherine A., Pascual, Thomas N. B., Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Vitola, João V., Better, Nathan, Bokhari, Nadia, Rehani, Madan M., Kashyap, Ravi, Dondi, Maurizio, Mercuri, Mathew, Einstein, Andrew J., Einstein, A. J., Pascual, T. N. B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S. E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Magboo, V. P. C., Mahmarian, J. J., Meeks, J. B., Mut, F., Rehani, M. M., Vitola, J. V., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M. H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H. -J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-Nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, I., Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., De Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., Del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jȩdrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S. -A., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz Júnior, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, E. P., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, V. T., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., De Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O'Malley, S., O'Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.
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gender ,nuclear cardiology ,radiation exposure ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Nuclear Medicine and Imaging ,Africa ,Aged ,Asia ,Chi-Square Distribution ,Coronary Circulation ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Europe ,Female ,Heart Diseases ,Humans ,Latin America ,Linear Models ,Logistic Models ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Multivariate Analysis ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,North America ,Oceania ,Odds Ratio ,Radiopharmaceuticals ,Registries ,Risk Assessment ,Risk Factors ,Sex Factors ,Healthcare Disparities ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,Radiation Dosage ,Radiation Exposure ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Radiology ,NO - Published
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15. Estimating the Reduction in the Radiation Burden From Nuclear Cardiology Through Use of Stress-Only Imaging in the United States and Worldwide
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Mathew, Mercuri, Pascual, Thomas N. B., Mahmarian, John J., Shaw, Leslee J., Maurizio, Dondi, Diana, Paez, Einstein, A. J., Pascual, T. N. B., Paez, D., Dondi, M., Better, N., Bouyoucef, S. E., Karthikeyan, G., Kashyap, R., Lele, V., Mut, F., Magboo, V. P. C., Mahmarian, J. J., Mercuri, M., Rehani, M. M., Vitola, J. V., Alexanderson, E., Allam, A., Al-Mallah, M. H., Bom, H., Flotats, A., Jerome, S., Kaufmann, P. A., Luxenburg, O., Mahmarian, J., Shaw, L. J., Underwood, S. R., Vitola, J., Amouri, W., Essabbah, H., Gassama, S. S., Makhdomi, K. B., El Mustapha, G. I. E., El Ouchdi, N., Qaïs, N., Soni, N., Vangu, W., Abazid, R. M., Adams, B., Agarwal, V., Alfeeli, M. A., Alnafisi, N., Bernabe, L., Bural, G. G., Chaiwatanarat, T., Chandraguptha, J. M., Cheon, G. J., Cho, I., Dogan, A. S., Eftekhari, M., Frenkel, A., Garty, I., George, S., Geramifar, P., Golan, H., Habib, S., Hussain, R., Im, H., Jeon, H-J., Kalawat, T., Kang, W. J., Keng, F., Klaipetch, A., Kumar, P. G., Lee, J., Lee, W. W., Lim, I., Macaisa, C. M. M., Malhotra, G., Mittal, B. R., Mohammad, M. H., Mohan, P., Mulyanto, I. D., Nariman, D., Nayak, U. N., Niaz, K., Nikolov, G., Obaldo, J. M., Ozturk, E., Park, J. M., Park, S., Patel, C. D., Phuong, H. K., Quinon, A. P., Rajini, T. R., Saengsuda, Y., Santiago, J., Sayman, H. B., Shinto, A. S., Sivasubramaniyan, V., Son, M. H., Sudhakar, P., Syed, G. M. S., Tamaki, N., Thamnirat, K., Thientunyakit, T., Thongmak, S., Velasco, D. N., Verma, A., Vutrapongwatana, U., Wang, Y., Won, K. S., Yao, Z., Yingsa-nga, T., Yudistiro, R., Yue, K. T., Zafrir, N., Adrian, S. C., Agostini, D., Aguadé, S., Armitage, G., Backlund, M., Backman, M., Baker, M., Balducci, M. T., Bavelaar, C., Berovic, M., Bertagna, F., Beuchel, R., Biggi, A., Bisi, G., Bonini, R., Bradley, A., Brudin, L., Bruno, Iliane Chiara, Busnardo, E., Casoni, R., Choudhri, A., Cittanti, C., Clauss, R., Costa, D. C., Costa, M., Dixon, K., Dziuk, M., Egelic, N., Eriksson, I., Fagioli, G., de Faria, D. B., Florimonte, L., Francini, A., French, M., Gallagher, E., Garai, I., Geatti, O., Genovesi, D., Gianolli, L., Gimelli, A., del Giudice, E., Halliwell, S., Hansson, M. J., Harrison, C., Homans, F., Horton, F., Jędrzejuk, D., Jogi, J., Johansen, A., Johansson, H., Kalnina, M., Kaminek, M., Kiss, A., Kobylecka, M., Kostkiewicz, M., Kropp, J., Kullenberg, R., Lahoutte, T., Lang, O., Larsson, Y. H., Lázár, M., Leccisotti, L., Leners, N., Lindner, O., Lipp, R. W., Maenhout, A., Maffioli, L., Marcassa, C., Martins, B., Marzullo, P., Medolago, G., Meeks, J. B., Mendiguchía, C. G., Mirzaei, S., Mori, M., Nardi, B., Nazarenko, S., Nikoletic, K., Oleksa, R., Parviainen, T., Patrina, J., Peace, R., Pirich, C., Piwowarska-Bilska, H., Popa, S., Prakash, V., Pubul, V., Puklavec, L., Rac, S., Ratniece, M., Rogan, S. A., Romeo, A., Rossi, M., Ruiz, D., Sabharwal, N., Salobir, B. G., Santos, A. I., Saranovic, S., Sarkozi, A., Schneider, R. P., Sciagra, R., Scotti, S., Servini, Z., Setti, L. R., Starck, S. -Å., Vajauskas, D., Veselý, J., Vieni, A., Vignati, A., Vito, I. M., Weiss, K., Wild, D., Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., Agüro, R. N., Alvarado, N., Barral, C. M., Beretta, M., Berrocal, I., Batista Cuellar, J. F., Cabral Chang, T. -M., Cabrera Rodríguez, L. O., Canessa, J., Castro Mora, G., Claudia, A. C., Clavelo, G. F., Cruz Jr, A. F., Faccio, F. F., Fernández, K. M., Gomez Garibo, J. R., Gonzalez, U., González, P., Guzzo, M. A., Jofre, J., Kapitán, M., Kempfer, G., Lopez, J. L., Massardo, T., Medeiros Colaco, I., Mesquita, C. T., Montecinos, M., Neubauer, S., Pabon, L. M., Puente, A., Rochela Vazquez, L. M., Serna Macias, J. A., Silva Pino, A. G., Tártari Huber, F. Z., Tovar, A. P., Vargas, L., Wiefels, C., Aljizeeri, A., Alvarez, R. J., Barger, D., Beardwood, W., Behrens, J., Brann, L., Brown, D., Carr, H., Churchwell, K., Comingore, G. A., Corbett, J., Costello, M., Cruz, F., Depinet, T., Dorbala, S., Earles, M., Esteves, F. P., Etherton, E., Fanning Jr, R. J., Fornace, J., Franks, L., Gewirtz, H., Gulanchyn, K., Hannah, C. -L., Hays, J., Hendrickson, J., Hester, J., Holmes, K., Johnson, A., Jopek, C., Lewin, H., Lyons, J., Manley, C., Meden, J., Moore, S., Moore, W. H., Murthy, V., Nace, R., Neely, D., Nelson, L., Niedermaier, O., Rice, D., Rigs, R., Schiffer, K., Schockling, E., Schultz, T., Schumacker, T., Sheesley, B., Sheikh, A., Siegel, B., Slim, A. M., Smith, J., Szulc, M., Tanskersley, N., Tilkemeier, P., Valdez, G. D., Vrooman, R., Wawrowicz, D., Winchester, D. E., Alcheikh, A., Allen, B., Atkins, E., Bevan, J., Bonomini, C., Christiansen, J., Clack, L., Craig, E., Dixson, H., Duncan, I., Fredericks, S., Gales, S., Hampson, R., Hanley, T., Hartcher, K., Hassall, J., Kelley, B., Kelly, S., Kidd, T., de Kort, T., Larcos, G., Macdonald, W., Mcgrath, C., Murdoch, E., O’Malley, S., O’Rourke, M., Pack, M., Pearce, R., Praehofer, R., Ramsay, S., Scarlett, L., Smidt, K., Souvannavong, F., Taubman, K., Taylor, G., Tse, K., Unger, S., and Weale, J.
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Group Information: The INCAPS Investigators Group includes executive committee members A. J. Einstein (chair), T. N. B. Pascual (IAEA project lead), D. Paez (IAEA section head), M. Dondi (IAEA section head); N. Better, S.E. Bouyoucef, G. Karthikeyan, R. Kashyap, V. Lele, F. Mut, V. P. C. Magboo, J. J. Mahmarian, M. Mercuri, M. M. Rehani, and J. V. Vitola, and regional coordinators E. Alexanderson (Latin America), A. Allam (Africa andMiddle East), M. H. Al-Mallah (Middle East), N. Better (Oceania), S. E. Bouyoucef (Africa), H. Bom (East Asia), A. Flotats (Europe), S. Jerome (United States), P. A. Kaufmann (Europe), V. Lele (South Asia), O. Luxenburg (Israel), J. Mahmarian (North America), L. J. Shaw (North America), S. R. Underwood (United Kingdom), and J. Vitola (Latin America). Members by region include W. Amouri, H. Essabbah, S. S. Gassama, K. B. Makhdomi, G. I. E. El Mustapha, N. El Ouchdi, N. Qais, N. Soni, andW. Vangu (Africa); R. M. Abazid, B. Adams, V. Agarwal, M. A. Alfeeli, N. Alnafisi, L. Bernabe, G. G. Bural, T. Chaiwatanarat, J. M. Chandraguptha, G. J. Cheon, I. Cho, A. S. Dogan, M. Eftekhari, A. Frenkel, I. Garty, S. George, P. Geramifar, H. Golan, S. Habib, R. Hussain, H. Im, H-J. Jeon, T. Kalawat, W. J. Kang, F. Keng, A. Klaipetch, P. G. Kumar, J. Lee, W.W. Lee, I. Lim, C. M. M. Macaisa, G. Malhotra, B. R. Mittal, M. H. Mohammad, P. Mohan, I. D. Mulyanto, D. Nariman, U. N. Nayak, K. Niaz, G. Nikolov, J. M. Obaldo, E. Ozturk, J. M. Park, S. Park, C. D. Patel, H. K. Phuong, A. P. Quinon, T. R. Rajini, Y. Saengsuda, J. Santiago, H. B. Sayman, A. S. Shinto, V. Sivasubramaniyan, M. H. Son, P. Sudhakar, G. M. S. Syed, N. Tamaki, K. Thamnirat, T. Thientunyakit, S. Thongmak, D. N. Velasco, A. Verma, U. Vutrapongwatana, Y. Wang, K. S. Won, Z. Yao, T. Yingsa-nga, R. Yudistiro, K. T. Yue, and N. Zafrir (Asia); S. C. Adrian, D. Agostini, S. Aguade, G. Armitage, M. Backlund, M. Backman, M. Baker, M. T. Balducci, C. Bavelaar, M. Berovic, F. Bertagna, R. Beuchel, A. Biggi, G. Bisi, R. Bonini, A. Bradley, L. Brudin, I. Bruno, E. Busnardo, R. Casoni, A. Choudhri, C. Cittanti, R. Clauss, D. C. Costa, M. Costa, K. Dixon, M. Dziuk, N. Egelic, I. Eriksson, G. Fagioli, D. B. de Faria, L. Florimonte, A. Francini, M. French, E. Gallagher, I. Garai, O. Geatti, D. Genovesi, L. Gianolli, A. Gimelli, E. del Giudice, S. Halliwell, M. J. Hansson, C. Harrison, F. Homans, F. Horton, D. Jedrzejuk, J. Jogi, A. Johansen, H. Johansson, M. Kalnina, M. Kaminek, A. Kiss, M. Kobylecka, M. Kostkiewicz, J. Kropp, R. Kullenberg, T. Lahoutte, O. Lang, Y. H. Larsson, M. Lazar, L. Leccisotti, N. Leners, O. Lindner, R. W. Lipp, A. Maenhout, L. Maffioli, C. Marcassa, B. Martins, P. Marzullo, G. Medolago, J. B. Meeks, C. G. Mendiguchia, S. Mirzaei, M. Mori, B. Nardi, S. Nazarenko, K. Nikoletic, R. Oleksa, T. Parviainen, J. Patrina, R. Peace, C. Pirich, H. Piwowarska-Bilska, S. Popa, V. Prakash, V. Pubul, L. Puklavec, S. Rac, M. Ratniece, S. A. Rogan, A. Romeo, M. Rossi, D. Ruiz, N. Sabharwal, B. G. Salobir, A. I. Santos, S. Saranovic, A. Sarkozi, R. P. Schneider, R. Sciagra, S. Scotti, Z. Servini, L. R. Setti, S.-A. Starck, D. Vajauskas, J. Veselý, A. Vieni, A. Vignati, I. M. Vito, K. Weiss, D. Wild, andM. Zdraveska-Kochovska (Europe); R. N. Aguro, N. Alvarado, C. M. Barral, M. Beretta, I. Berrocal, J. F. Batista Cuellar, T.-M. Cabral Chang, L. O. Cabrera Rodriguez, J. Canessa, G. Castro Mora, A. C. Claudia, G. F. Clavelo, A. F. Cruz Jr, F. F. Faccio, K. M. Fernandez, J. R. Gomez Garibo, U. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, M. A. Guzzo, J. Jofre, M. Kapitan, G. Kempfer, J. L. Lopez, T. Massardo, I. Medeiros Colaco, C. T. Mesquita, M. Montecinos, S. Neubauer, L. M. Pabon, A. Puente, L. M. Rochela Vazquez, J. A. Serna Macias, A. G. Silva Pino, F. Z. Tartari Huber, A. P. Tovar, L. Vargas, and C. Wiefels (Latin America); A. Aljizeeri, R. J. Alvarez, D. Barger, W. Beardwood, J. Behrens, L. Brann, D. Brown, H. Carr, K. Churchwell, G. A. Comingore, J. Corbett, M. Costello, F. Cruz, T. Depinet, S. Dorbala, M. Earles, F. P. Esteves, E. Etherton, R. J. Fanning Jr, J. Fornace, L. Franks, H. Gewirtz, K. Gulanchyn, C.-L. Hannah, J. Hays, J. Hendrickson, J. Hester, K. Holmes, S. Jerome, A. Johnson, C. Jopek, H. Lewin, J. Lyons, C. Manley, J. Meden, S. Moore, W. H. Moore, V. Murthy, R. Nace, D. Neely, L. Nelson, O. Niedermaier, D. Rice, R. Rigs, K. Schiffer, E. Schockling, T. Schultz, T. Schumacker, B. Sheesley, A. Sheikh, B. Siegel, A. M. Slim, J. Smith, M. Szulc, N. Tanskersley, P. Tilkemeier, G. D. Valdez, R. Vrooman, D. Wawrowicz, and D. E. Winchester (North America); and A. Alcheikh, B. Allen, E. Atkins, J. Bevan, C. Bonomini, J. Christiansen, L. Clack, E. Craig, H. Dixson, I. Duncan, S. Fredericks, S. Gales, R. Hampson, T. Hanley, K. Hartcher, J. Hassall, B. Kelley, S. Kelly, T. Kidd, T. de Kort, G. Larcos, W. Macdonald, C. McGrath, E. Murdoch, S. O’Malley, M. O’Rourke, M. Pack, R. Pearce, R. Praehofer, S. Ramsay, L. Scarlett, K. Smidt, F. Souvannavong, K. Taubman, G. Taylor, K. Tse, S. Unger, and J. Weale (Oceania).
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16. Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries
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Lindner, O., Pascual, Tn, Mercuri, M, Acampa, W, Burchert, W, Flotats, A, Kaufmann, Pa, Kitsiou, A, Knuuti, J, Underwood, Sr, Vitola, Jv, Mahmarian JJ, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, Aj, INCAPS Investigators Group: Pascual TN, Bouyoucef, Se, Lele, V, Magboo, Vp, Mut, F, Mahmarian, Jj, Meeks, Jb, Alexánderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, Mh, Bom, H, Jerome, S, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, Lj, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha GI, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, Hj, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gm, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jędrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, Så, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, Im, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar JF, Cabral Chang TM, Cabrera Rodríguez LO, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz Júnior AF, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo JR, Gonzalez, U, E P, González, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, V T, Massardo, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez LM, Serna Macias JA, Silva Pino AG, Tártari Huber FZ, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning RJ Jr, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, Cl, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, Weale, J., Lindner, Oliver, Pascual, Thomas N. B, Mercuri, Mathew, Acampa, Wanda, Burchert, Wolfgang, Flotats, Albert, Kaufmann, Philipp A, Kitsiou, Anastasia, Knuuti, Juhani, Underwood, S. Richard, Vitola, João V, Mahmarian, John J, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Better, Nathan, Rehani, Madan M, Kashyap, Ravi, Dondi, Maurizio, Paez, Diana, Einstein, Andrew J., Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), and Columbia University [New York]
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Purpose Nuclear cardiology is widely used to diagnose coronary artery disease and to guide patient management, but data on current practices, radiation dose-related best practices, and radiation doses are scarce. To address these issues, the IAEA conducted a worldwide study of nuclear cardiology practice. We present the European subanalysis. Methods In March 2013, the IAEA invited laboratories across the world to document all SPECT and PET studies performed in one week. The data included age, gender, weight, radiopharmaceuticals, injected activities, camera type, positioning, hardware and software. Radiation effective dose was calculated for each patient. A quality score was defined for each laboratory as the number followed of eight predefined best practices with a bearing on radiation exposure (range of quality score 0 - 8). The participating European countries were assigned to regions (North, East, South, and West). Comparisons were performed between the four European regions and between Europe and the rest-of-the-world (RoW). Results Data on 2,381 European patients undergoing nuclear cardiology procedures in 102 laboratories in 27 countries were collected. A cardiac SPECT study was performed in 97.9 % of the patients, and a PET study in 2.1 %. The average effective dose of SPECT was 8.0 +/- 3.4 mSv (RoW 11.4 +/- 4.3 mSv; P < 0.001) and of PET was 2.6 +/- 1.5 mSv (RoW 3.8 +/- 2.5 mSv; P < 0.001). The mean effective doses of SPECT and PET differed between European regions (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002, respectively). The mean quality score was 6.2 +/- 1.2, which was higher than the RoW score (5.0 +/- 1.1; P < 0.001). Adherence to best practices did not differ significantly among the European regions (range 6 to 6.4; P = 0.73). Of the best practices, stress-only imaging and weight-adjusted dosing were the least commonly used. Conclusion In Europe, the mean effective dose from nuclear cardiology is lower and the average quality score is higher than in the RoW. There is regional variation in effective dose in relation to the best practice quality score. A possible reason for the differences between Europe and the RoW could be the safety culture fostered by actions under the Euratom directives and the implementation of diagnostic reference levels. Stress-only imaging and weight-adjusted activity might be targets for optimization of European nuclear cardiology practice.
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17. Comparison of Radiation Doses and Best-Practice Use for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in US and Non-US Laboratories: Findings From the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study
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Mercuri, Mathew, N B, Pascual Thomas, Mahmarian John, J, Shaw Leslee, J, Rehani Madan, M, Paez, Diana, Einstein, Andrew J, INCAPS Investigators Group: Pascual, T, Paez, D, Dondi, M, Better, N, Bouyoucef, Se, Karthikeyan, G, Kashyap, R, Lele, V, Mut, F, Magboo, V, Mahmarian, J, Mercuri, M, Rehani, M, Vitola, J, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, M, Bouyoucef, S, Bom, H, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, P, Luxenburg, O, Shaw, L, Underwood, S, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, S, Makhdomi, K, El Mustapha, G, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, R, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, M, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, G, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, J, Cheon, G, Cho, I, Dogan, A, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, Hj, Kalawat, T, Kang, W, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, P, Lee, J, Lee, W, Lim, I, Macaisa, C, Malhotra, G, Mittal, B, Mohammad, M, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, I, Nariman, D, Nayak, U, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, J, Ozturk, E, Park, J, Park, S, Patel, C, Phuong, H, Quinon, A, Rajini, T, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, H, Shinto, A, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, M, Sudhakar, P, Syed, G, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, D, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, K, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, K, Zafrir, N, Adrian, S, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, M, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, D, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, D, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, M, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jędrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Y, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, R, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Meeks, J, Mendiguchía, C, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, S, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, B, Santos, A, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, R, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, L, Starck, Så, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, I, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, R, Alvarado, N, Barral, C, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar, J, Cabral Chang TM, Cabrera Rodríguez, L, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, A, Clavelo, G, Cruz, A Jr, Faccio, F, Fernández, K, Gomez Garibo, J, Gonzalez, U, González, P, Guzzo, M, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, J, Massardo, T, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, C, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, L, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez, L, Serna Macias, J, Silva Pino, A, Tártari Huber, F, Tovar, A, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, R, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, G, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, F, Etherton, E, Fanning, R Jr, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, Cl, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, W, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, A, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, G, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, D, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Best practice ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Radiation Dosage ,Thallium stress test ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,NO ,03 medical and health sciences ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,0302 clinical medicine ,Clinical Protocols ,Internal Medicine ,Radiology Specialty ,Medical imaging ,medicine ,Humans ,Medical physics ,Aged ,Female ,Middle Aged ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,United States ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Atomic energy ,Coronary arteriosclerosis ,Radiation exposure ,business - Published
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18. Opportunities for improvement on current nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure in Latin America: Findings from the 65-country IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols cross-sectional Study (INCAPS)
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Vitola, Jv, Mut, F, Alexanderson, E, Pascual, Tnb, Mercuri, M, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, Aj, Bouyoucef, Se, Allam, Ah, Vangu, M, Magboo, Vpc, Mahmarian, Jj, Allam, A, Bom, H, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, Pa, Lele, V, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, Lj, Underwood, Sr, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha, Gie, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cmm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gms, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-Nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, De Faria, Db, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, Del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jȩdrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, S-A, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, I. M., Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar, Jf, Cabral Chang, T-M, Cabrera Rodríguez, Lo, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz, Af, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo, Jr, Gonzalez, U, González, Pe, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, Massardo, Tv, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez, Lm, Serna Macias, Ja, Silva Pino, Ag, Tártari Huber, Fz, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning, Rj, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, Mc, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, De Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J
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best practices ,Latin America ,Nuclear cardiology ,PET ,radiation dose ,SPECT ,Cardiology ,Guideline Adherence ,Health Care Surveys ,Humans ,Internationality ,Middle Aged ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,Quality Assurance, Health Care ,Quality Improvement ,Radiation Exposure ,Radiation Protection ,Tomography, Emission-Computed ,Utilization Review ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Latin Americans ,Cross-sectional study ,Practice Patterns ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Effective dose (radiation) ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,NO ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Medical physics ,Tomography ,Physicians' ,Guideline adherence ,business.industry ,Radiation dose ,Coronary heart disease ,Radiation exposure ,Health Care ,Emission-Computed ,Radiation protection ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Quality Assurance - Abstract
Comparison of Latin American (LA) nuclear cardiology (NC) practice with that in the rest of the world (RoW) will identify areas for improvement and lead to educational activities to reduce radiation exposure from NC. INCAPS collected data on all SPECT and PET procedures performed during a single week in March-April 2013 in 36 laboratories in 10 LA countries (n = 1139), and 272 laboratories in 55 countries in RoW (n = 6772). Eight “best practices” were identified a priori and a radiation-related Quality Index (QI) was devised indicating the number used. Mean radiation effective dose (ED) in LA was higher than in RoW (11.8 vs 9.1 mSv, p
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19. Current worldwide nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure: results from the 65 country IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Cross-Sectional Study (INCAPS)
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Einstein, Aj, Pascual, Tn, Mercuri, M, Karthikeyan, G, Vitola, Jv, Mahmarian, Jj, Better, N, Bouyoucef, Se, Hee-Seung Bom, H, Lele, V, Magboo, Vp, Alexánderson, E, Allam, Ah, Al-Mallah, Mh, Flotats, A, Jerome, S, Kaufmann, Pa, Luxenburg, O, Shaw, Lj, Underwood, Sr, Rehani, Mm, Kashyap, R, Paez, D, Dondi, M, INCAPS Investigators Group: Einstein AJ, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Bom, H, Mahmarian, J, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, Ss, Makhdomi, Kb, El Mustapha GI, El Ouchdi, N, Qaïs, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, Rm, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, Ma, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, Gg, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, Jm, Cheon, Gj, Cho, I, Dogan, As, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, Hj, Kalawat, T, Kang, Wj, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, Pg, Lee, J, Lee, Ww, Lim, I, Macaisa, Cm, Malhotra, G, Mittal, Br, Mohammad, Mh, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, Id, Nariman, D, Nayak, Un, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, Jm, Ozturk, E, Park, Jm, Park, S, Patel, Cd, Phuong, Hk, Quinon, Ap, Rajini, Tr, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, Hb, Shinto, As, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, Mh, Sudhakar, P, Syed, Gm, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, Dn, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, Ks, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, Kt, Zafrir, N, Adrian, Sc, Agostini, D, Aguadé, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, Mt, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, Dc, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, Mj, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jędrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, Yh, Lázár, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lindner, O, Lipp, Rw, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Meeks, Jb, Mendiguchía, Cg, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, Sa, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, Bg, Santos, Ai, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, Rp, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, Lr, Starck, Så, Vajauskas, D, Veselý, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, Im, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Agüro, Rn, Alvarado, N, Barral, Cm, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Batista Cuellar JF, Cabral Chang TM, Cabrera Rodríguez LO, Canessa, J, Castro Mora, G, Claudia, Ac, Clavelo, Gf, Cruz Júnior AF, Faccio, Ff, Fernández, Km, Gomez Garibo JR, Gonzalez, U, E P, González, Guzzo, Ma, Jofre, J, Kapitán, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, Jl, V T, Massardo, Medeiros Colaco, I, Mesquita, Ct, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, Lm, Puente, A, Rochela Vazquez LM, Serna Macias JA, Silva Pino AG, Tártari Huber FZ, Tovar, Ap, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, Rj, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, Ga, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, Fp, Etherton, E, Fanning RJ Jr, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, Cl, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, Wh, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, Am, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, Gd, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, De, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, Mcgrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Best practices ,Cross-sectional study ,Cardiology ,Global Health ,Radiation Dosage ,Effective dose (radiation) ,NO ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Clinical Protocols ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Tomography ,Nuclear cardiology ,PET ,Quality of care ,Radiation dose ,SPECT ,Aged ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,Guideline Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Professional Practice ,Quality of Health Care ,Radiation Exposure ,Regression Analysis ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Radiation exposure ,Positron emission tomography ,Mauriceau–Smellie–Veit maneuver ,Observational study ,Emission-Computed ,business ,Single-Photon - Abstract
Aims To characterize patient radiation doses from nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and the use of radiation-optimizing ‘best practices’ worldwide, and to evaluate the relationship between laboratory use of best practices and patient radiation dose. Methods and results We conducted an observational cross-sectional study of protocols used for all 7911 MPI studies performed in 308 nuclear cardiology laboratories in 65 countries for a single week in March–April 2013. Eight ‘best practices’ relating to radiation exposure were identified a priori by an expert committee, and a radiation-related quality index (QI) devised indicating the number of best practices used by a laboratory. Patient radiation effective dose (ED) ranged between 0.8 and 35.6 mSv (median 10.0 mSv). Average laboratory ED ranged from 2.2 to 24.4 mSv (median 10.4 mSv); only 91 (30%) laboratories achieved the median ED ≤ 9 mSv recommended by guidelines. Laboratory QIs ranged from 2 to 8 (median 5). Both ED and QI differed significantly between laboratories, countries, and world regions. The lowest median ED (8.0 mSv), in Europe, coincided with high best-practice adherence (mean laboratory QI 6.2). The highest doses (median 12.1 mSv) and low QI (4.9) occurred in Latin America. In hierarchical regression modelling, patients undergoing MPI at laboratories following more ‘best practices’ had lower EDs. Conclusion Marked worldwide variation exists in radiation safety practices pertaining to MPI, with targeted EDs currently achieved in a minority of laboratories. The significant relationship between best-practice implementation and lower doses indicates numerous opportunities to reduce radiation exposure from MPI globally.
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20. Nuclear cardiology practice and associated radiation doses in Europe: results of the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) for the 27 European countries
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Lindner, O, Pascual, TNB, Mercuri, M, Acampa, W, Burchert, W, Flotats, A, Kaufmann, PA, Kitsiou, A, Knuuti, J, Underwood, SR, Vitola, JV, Mahmarian, JJ, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, MM, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, AJ, Bouyoucef, SE, Lele, V, Magboo, VPC, Mut, F, Meeks, JB, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, MH, Bom, H, Jerome, S, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, LJ, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, SS, Makhdomi, KB, El Mustapha, GIE, El Ouchdi, N, Qais, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, RM, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, MA, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, GG, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, JM, Cheon, GJ, Cho, I, Dogan, AS, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, WJ, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, PG, Lee, J, Lee, WW, Lim, I, Macaisa, CMM, Malhotra, G, Mittal, BR, Mohammad, MH, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, ID, Nariman, D, Nayak, UN, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, JM, Ozturk, E, Park, JM, Park, S, Patel, CD, Phuong, HK, Quinon, AP, Rajini, TR, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, HB, Shinto, AS, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, MH, Sudhakar, P, Syed, GMS, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, DN, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, KS, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, KT, Zafrir, N, Adrian, SC, Agostini, D, Aguade, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, MT, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, DC, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, MJ, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jedrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, YH, Lazar, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lipp, RW, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchia, CG, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, SA, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, BG, Santos, AI, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, RP, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, LR, Starck, S-A, Vajauskas, D, Vesely, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, IM, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Aguro, RN, Alvarado, N, Barral, CM, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Cuellar, JFB, Chang, TMC, Rodriguez, LOC, Canessa, J, Mora, GC, Claudia, AC, Clavelo, GF, Junior, AFC, Faccio, FF, Fernandez, KM, Garibo, JRG, Gonzalez, U, Gonzalez, PE, Guzzo, MA, Jofre, J, Kapitan, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, JL, Massardo, TV, Colaco, IM, Mesquita, CT, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, LM, Puente, A, Vazquez, LMR, Macias, JAS, Pino, AGS, Huber, FZT, Tovar, AP, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, RJ, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, GA, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, FP, Etherton, E, Fanning, RJ, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, WH, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, AM, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, GD, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, DE, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, McGrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, Weale, J, Lindner, O, Pascual, TNB, Mercuri, M, Acampa, W, Burchert, W, Flotats, A, Kaufmann, PA, Kitsiou, A, Knuuti, J, Underwood, SR, Vitola, JV, Mahmarian, JJ, Karthikeyan, G, Better, N, Rehani, MM, Kashyap, R, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, AJ, Bouyoucef, SE, Lele, V, Magboo, VPC, Mut, F, Meeks, JB, Alexanderson, E, Allam, A, Al-Mallah, MH, Bom, H, Jerome, S, Luxenburg, O, Mahmarian, J, Shaw, LJ, Vitola, J, Amouri, W, Essabbah, H, Gassama, SS, Makhdomi, KB, El Mustapha, GIE, El Ouchdi, N, Qais, N, Soni, N, Vangu, W, Abazid, RM, Adams, B, Agarwal, V, Alfeeli, MA, Alnafisi, N, Bernabe, L, Bural, GG, Chaiwatanarat, T, Chandraguptha, JM, Cheon, GJ, Cho, I, Dogan, AS, Eftekhari, M, Frenkel, A, Garty, I, George, S, Geramifar, P, Golan, H, Habib, S, Hussain, R, Im, H, Jeon, H-J, Kalawat, T, Kang, WJ, Keng, F, Klaipetch, A, Kumar, PG, Lee, J, Lee, WW, Lim, I, Macaisa, CMM, Malhotra, G, Mittal, BR, Mohammad, MH, Mohan, P, Mulyanto, ID, Nariman, D, Nayak, UN, Niaz, K, Nikolov, G, Obaldo, JM, Ozturk, E, Park, JM, Park, S, Patel, CD, Phuong, HK, Quinon, AP, Rajini, TR, Saengsuda, Y, Santiago, J, Sayman, HB, Shinto, AS, Sivasubramaniyan, V, Son, MH, Sudhakar, P, Syed, GMS, Tamaki, N, Thamnirat, K, Thientunyakit, T, Thongmak, S, Velasco, DN, Verma, A, Vutrapongwatana, U, Wang, Y, Won, KS, Yao, Z, Yingsa-nga, T, Yudistiro, R, Yue, KT, Zafrir, N, Adrian, SC, Agostini, D, Aguade, S, Armitage, G, Backlund, M, Backman, M, Baker, M, Balducci, MT, Bavelaar, C, Berovic, M, Bertagna, F, Beuchel, R, Biggi, A, Bisi, G, Bonini, R, Bradley, A, Brudin, L, Bruno, I, Busnardo, E, Casoni, R, Choudhri, A, Cittanti, C, Clauss, R, Costa, DC, Costa, M, Dixon, K, Dziuk, M, Egelic, N, Eriksson, I, Fagioli, G, de Faria, DB, Florimonte, L, Francini, A, French, M, Gallagher, E, Garai, I, Geatti, O, Genovesi, D, Gianolli, L, Gimelli, A, del Giudice, E, Halliwell, S, Hansson, MJ, Harrison, C, Homans, F, Horton, F, Jedrzejuk, D, Jogi, J, Johansen, A, Johansson, H, Kalnina, M, Kaminek, M, Kiss, A, Kobylecka, M, Kostkiewicz, M, Kropp, J, Kullenberg, R, Lahoutte, T, Lang, O, Larsson, YH, Lazar, M, Leccisotti, L, Leners, N, Lipp, RW, Maenhout, A, Maffioli, L, Marcassa, C, Martins, B, Marzullo, P, Medolago, G, Mendiguchia, CG, Mirzaei, S, Mori, M, Nardi, B, Nazarenko, S, Nikoletic, K, Oleksa, R, Parviainen, T, Patrina, J, Peace, R, Pirich, C, Piwowarska-Bilska, H, Popa, S, Prakash, V, Pubul, V, Puklavec, L, Rac, S, Ratniece, M, Rogan, SA, Romeo, A, Rossi, M, Ruiz, D, Sabharwal, N, Salobir, BG, Santos, AI, Saranovic, S, Sarkozi, A, Schneider, RP, Sciagra, R, Scotti, S, Servini, Z, Setti, LR, Starck, S-A, Vajauskas, D, Vesely, J, Vieni, A, Vignati, A, Vito, IM, Weiss, K, Wild, D, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M, Aguro, RN, Alvarado, N, Barral, CM, Beretta, M, Berrocal, I, Cuellar, JFB, Chang, TMC, Rodriguez, LOC, Canessa, J, Mora, GC, Claudia, AC, Clavelo, GF, Junior, AFC, Faccio, FF, Fernandez, KM, Garibo, JRG, Gonzalez, U, Gonzalez, PE, Guzzo, MA, Jofre, J, Kapitan, M, Kempfer, G, Lopez, JL, Massardo, TV, Colaco, IM, Mesquita, CT, Montecinos, M, Neubauer, S, Pabon, LM, Puente, A, Vazquez, LMR, Macias, JAS, Pino, AGS, Huber, FZT, Tovar, AP, Vargas, L, Wiefels, C, Aljizeeri, A, Alvarez, RJ, Barger, D, Beardwood, W, Behrens, J, Brann, L, Brown, D, Carr, H, Churchwell, K, Comingore, GA, Corbett, J, Costello, M, Cruz, F, Depinet, T, Dorbala, S, Earles, M, Esteves, FP, Etherton, E, Fanning, RJ, Fornace, J, Franks, L, Gewirtz, H, Gulanchyn, K, Hannah, C-L, Hays, J, Hendrickson, J, Hester, J, Holmes, K, Johnson, A, Jopek, C, Lewin, H, Lyons, J, Manley, C, Meden, J, Moore, S, Moore, WH, Murthy, V, Nace, R, Neely, D, Nelson, L, Niedermaier, O, Rice, D, Rigs, R, Schiffer, K, Schockling, E, Schultz, T, Schumacker, T, Sheesley, B, Sheikh, A, Siegel, B, Slim, AM, Smith, J, Szulc, M, Tanskersley, N, Tilkemeier, P, Valdez, GD, Vrooman, R, Wawrowicz, D, Winchester, DE, Alcheikh, A, Allen, B, Atkins, E, Bevan, J, Bonomini, C, Christiansen, J, Clack, L, Craig, E, Dixson, H, Duncan, I, Fredericks, S, Gales, S, Hampson, R, Hanley, T, Hartcher, K, Hassall, J, Kelley, B, Kelly, S, Kidd, T, de Kort, T, Larcos, G, Macdonald, W, McGrath, C, Murdoch, E, O'Malley, S, O'Rourke, M, Pack, M, Pearce, R, Praehofer, R, Ramsay, S, Scarlett, L, Smidt, K, Souvannavong, F, Taubman, K, Taylor, G, Tse, K, Unger, S, and Weale, J
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PURPOSE: Nuclear cardiology is widely used to diagnose coronary artery disease and to guide patient management, but data on current practices, radiation dose-related best practices, and radiation doses are scarce. To address these issues, the IAEA conducted a worldwide study of nuclear cardiology practice. We present the European subanalysis. METHODS: In March 2013, the IAEA invited laboratories across the world to document all SPECT and PET studies performed in one week. The data included age, gender, weight, radiopharmaceuticals, injected activities, camera type, positioning, hardware and software. Radiation effective dose was calculated for each patient. A quality score was defined for each laboratory as the number followed of eight predefined best practices with a bearing on radiation exposure (range of quality score 0 - 8). The participating European countries were assigned to regions (North, East, South, and West). Comparisons were performed between the four European regions and between Europe and the rest-of-the-world (RoW). RESULTS: Data on 2,381 European patients undergoing nuclear cardiology procedures in 102 laboratories in 27 countries were collected. A cardiac SPECT study was performed in 97.9 % of the patients, and a PET study in 2.1 %. The average effective dose of SPECT was 8.0 ± 3.4 mSv (RoW 11.4 ± 4.3 mSv; P < 0.001) and of PET was 2.6 ± 1.5 mSv (RoW 3.8 ± 2.5 mSv; P < 0.001). The mean effective doses of SPECT and PET differed between European regions (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002, respectively). The mean quality score was 6.2 ± 1.2, which was higher than the RoW score (5.0 ± 1.1; P < 0.001). Adherence to best practices did not differ significantly among the European regions (range 6 to 6.4; P = 0.73). Of the best practices, stress-only imaging and weight-adjusted dosing were the least commonly used. CONCLUSION: In Europe, the mean effective dose from nuclear cardiology is lower and the average quality score is higher than in the RoW. There is regional
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21. Gender Differences in Radiation Dose From Nuclear Cardiology Studies Across the World
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Shi, Lynn, primary, Dorbala, Sharmila, additional, Paez, Diana, additional, Shaw, Leslee J., additional, Zukotynski, Katherine A., additional, Pascual, Thomas N.B., additional, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, additional, Vitola, João V., additional, Better, Nathan, additional, Bokhari, Nadia, additional, Rehani, Madan M., additional, Kashyap, Ravi, additional, Dondi, Maurizio, additional, Mercuri, Mathew, additional, Einstein, Andrew J., additional, Einstein, A.J., additional, Pascual, T.N.B., additional, Paez, D., additional, Dondi, M., additional, Better, N., additional, Bouyoucef, S.E., additional, Karthikeyan, G., additional, Kashyap, R., additional, Lele, V., additional, Magboo, V.P.C., additional, Mahmarian, J.J., additional, Meeks, J.B., additional, Mercuri, M., additional, Mut, F., additional, Rehani, M.M., additional, Vitola, J.V., additional, Alexanderson, E., additional, Allam, A., additional, Al-Mallah, M.H., additional, Bom, H., additional, Flotats, A., additional, Jerome, S., additional, Kaufmann, P.A., additional, Luxenburg, O., additional, Mahmarian, J., additional, Shaw, L.J., additional, Underwood, S.R., additional, Vitola, J., additional, Amouri, W., additional, Essabbah, H., additional, Gassama, S.S., additional, Makhdomi, K.B., additional, El Mustapha, G.I.E., additional, El Ouchdi, N., additional, Qaïs, N., additional, Soni, N., additional, Vangu, W., additional, Abazid, R.M., additional, Adams, B., additional, Agarwal, V., additional, Alfeeli, M.A., additional, Alnafisi, N., additional, Bernabe, L., additional, Bural, G.G., additional, Chaiwatanarat, T., additional, Chandraguptha, J.M., additional, Cheon, G.J., additional, Cho, I., additional, Dogan, A.S., additional, Eftekhari, M., additional, Frenkel, A., additional, Garty, I., additional, George, S., additional, Geramifar, P., additional, Golan, H., additional, Habib, S., additional, Hussain, R., additional, Im, H., additional, Jeon, H.-J., additional, Kalawat, T., additional, Kang, W.J., additional, Keng, F., additional, Klaipetch, A., additional, Kumar, P.G., additional, Lee, J., additional, Lee, W.W., additional, Lim, I., additional, Macaisa, C.M.M., additional, Malhotra, G., additional, Mittal, B.R., additional, Mohammad, M.H., additional, Mohan, P., additional, Mulyanto, I.D., additional, Nariman, D., additional, Nayak, U.N., additional, Niaz, K., additional, Nikolov, G., additional, Obaldo, J.M., additional, Ozturk, E., additional, Park, J.M., additional, Park, S., additional, Patel, C.D., additional, Phuong, H.K., additional, Quinon, A.P., additional, Rajini, T.R., additional, Saengsuda, Y., additional, Santiago, J., additional, Sayman, H.B., additional, Shinto, A.S., additional, Sivasubramaniyan, V., additional, Son, M.H., additional, Sudhakar, P., additional, Syed, G.M.S., additional, Tamaki, N., additional, Thamnirat, K., additional, Thientunyakit, T., additional, Thongmak, S., additional, Velasco, D.N., additional, Verma, A., additional, Vutrapongwatana, U., additional, Wang, Y., additional, Won, K.S., additional, Yao, Z., additional, Yingsa-nga, T., additional, Yudistiro, R., additional, Yue, K.T., additional, Zafrir, N., additional, Adrian, S.C., additional, Agostini, D., additional, Aguadé, S., additional, Armitage, G., additional, Backlund, M., additional, Backman, M., additional, Baker, M., additional, Balducci, M.T., additional, Bavelaar, C., additional, Berovic, M., additional, Bertagna, F., additional, Beuchel, R., additional, Biggi, A., additional, Bisi, G., additional, Bonini, R., additional, Bradley, A., additional, Brudin, L., additional, Bruno, I., additional, Busnardo, E., additional, Casoni, R., additional, Choudhri, A., additional, Cittanti, C., additional, Clauss, R., additional, Costa, D.C., additional, Costa, M., additional, Dixon, K., additional, Dziuk, M., additional, Egelic, N., additional, Eriksson, I., additional, Fagioli, G., additional, de Faria, D.B., additional, Florimonte, L., additional, Francini, A., additional, French, M., additional, Gallagher, E., additional, Garai, I., additional, Geatti, O., additional, Genovesi, D., additional, Gianolli, L., additional, Gimelli, A., additional, del Giudice, E., additional, Halliwell, S., additional, Hansson, M.J., additional, Harrison, C., additional, Homans, F., additional, Horton, F., additional, Jędrzejuk, D., additional, Jogi, J., additional, Johansen, A., additional, Johansson, H., additional, Kalnina, M., additional, Kaminek, M., additional, Kiss, A., additional, Kobylecka, M., additional, Kostkiewicz, M., additional, Kropp, J., additional, Kullenberg, R., additional, Lahoutte, T., additional, Lang, O., additional, Larsson, Y.H., additional, Lázár, M., additional, Leccisotti, L., additional, Leners, N., additional, Lindner, O., additional, Lipp, R.W., additional, Maenhout, A., additional, Maffioli, L., additional, Marcassa, C., additional, Martins, B., additional, Marzullo, P., additional, Medolago, G., additional, Mendiguchía, C.G., additional, Mirzaei, S., additional, Mori, M., additional, Nardi, B., additional, Nazarenko, S., additional, Nikoletic, K., additional, Oleksa, R., additional, Parviainen, T., additional, Patrina, J., additional, Peace, R., additional, Pirich, C., additional, Piwowarska-Bilska, H., additional, Popa, S., additional, Prakash, V., additional, Pubul, V., additional, Puklavec, L., additional, Rac, S., additional, Ratniece, M., additional, Rogan, S.A., additional, Romeo, A., additional, Rossi, M., additional, Ruiz, D., additional, Sabharwal, N., additional, Salobir, B.G., additional, Santos, A.I., additional, Saranovic, S., additional, Sarkozi, A., additional, Schneider, R.P., additional, Sciagra, R., additional, Scotti, S., additional, Servini, Z., additional, Setti, L.R., additional, Starck, S.-Å., additional, Vajauskas, D., additional, Veselý, J., additional, Vieni, A., additional, Vignati, A., additional, Vito, I.M., additional, Weiss, K., additional, Wild, D., additional, Zdraveska-Kochovska, M., additional, Agüro, R.N., additional, Alvarado, N., additional, Barral, C.M., additional, Beretta, M., additional, Berrocal, I., additional, Batista Cuellar, J.F., additional, Cabral Chang, T.-M., additional, Cabrera Rodríguez, L.O., additional, Canessa, J., additional, Castro Mora, G., additional, Claudia, A.C., additional, Clavelo, G.F., additional, Cruz Júnior, A.F., additional, Faccio, F.F., additional, Fernández, K.M., additional, Gomez Garibo, J.R., additional, Gonzalez, U., additional, González E., P., additional, Guzzo, M.A., additional, Jofre, J., additional, Kapitán, M., additional, Kempfer, G., additional, Lopez, J.L., additional, Massardo V., T., additional, Medeiros Colaco, I., additional, Mesquita, C.T., additional, Montecinos, M., additional, Neubauer, S., additional, Pabon, L.M., additional, Puente, A., additional, Rochela Vazquez, L.M., additional, Serna Macias, J.A., additional, Silva Pino, A.G., additional, Tártari Huber, F.Z., additional, Tovar, A.P., additional, Vargas, L., additional, Wiefels, C., additional, Aljizeeri, A., additional, Alvarez, R.J., additional, Barger, D., additional, Beardwood, W., additional, Behrens, J., additional, Brann, L., additional, Brown, D., additional, Carr, H., additional, Churchwell, K., additional, Comingore, G.A., additional, Corbett, J., additional, Costello, M., additional, Cruz, F., additional, Depinet, T., additional, Dorbala, S., additional, Earles, M., additional, Esteves, F.P., additional, Etherton, E., additional, Fanning, R.J., additional, Fornace, J., additional, Franks, L., additional, Gewirtz, H., additional, Gulanchyn, K., additional, Hannah, C.-L., additional, Hays, J., additional, Hendrickson, J., additional, Hester, J., additional, Holmes, K., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Jopek, C., additional, Lewin, H., additional, Lyons, J., additional, Manley, C., additional, Meden, J., additional, Moore, S., additional, Moore, W.H., additional, Murthy, V., additional, Nace, R., additional, Neely, D., additional, Nelson, L., additional, Niedermaier, O., additional, Rice, D., additional, Rigs, R., additional, Schiffer, K., additional, Schockling, E., additional, Schultz, T., additional, Schumacker, T., additional, Sheesley, B., additional, Sheikh, A., additional, Siegel, B., additional, Slim, A.M., additional, Smith, J., additional, Szulc, M., additional, Tanskersley, N., additional, Tilkemeier, P., additional, Valdez, G.D., additional, Vrooman, R., additional, Wawrowicz, D., additional, Winchester, D.E., additional, Alcheikh, A., additional, Allen, B., additional, Atkins, E., additional, Bevan, J., additional, Bonomini, C., additional, Christiansen, J., additional, Clack, L., additional, Craig, E., additional, Dixson, H., additional, Duncan, I., additional, Fredericks, S., additional, Gales, S., additional, Hampson, R., additional, Hanley, T., additional, Hartcher, K., additional, Hassall, J., additional, Kelley, B., additional, Kelly, S., additional, Kidd, T., additional, de Kort, T., additional, Larcos, G., additional, Macdonald, W., additional, McGrath, C., additional, Murdoch, E., additional, O'Malley, S., additional, O'Rourke, M., additional, Pack, M., additional, Pearce, R., additional, Praehofer, R., additional, Ramsay, S., additional, Scarlett, L., additional, Smidt, K., additional, Souvannavong, F., additional, Taubman, K., additional, Taylor, G., additional, Tse, K., additional, Unger, S., additional, and Weale, J., additional
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22. Evaluation of heterogeneous sulfide – rich mine tailings as secondary raw materials: a case study in the Mirdita District (Northern Albania)
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Altiner, Y, Arad, V: Bandrova, T, Becker, M, Bednarik, M, Cala, M, Chikhradze, N, Culshaw, MG, Dabas, M, Doronzo, D, Drusa, M, Ferrero, AM, Gisladottir, G, Gokceoglu, C, Gospodinov, S, Gwalani, LG, Hamimi, Z, Hasanov, H, Kahriman, A, Karamanov, A, Lamoreaux, J, Lee, S, L'Heureux, J-S, Lundqvis, J, Kusakabe, O, Marschalko, M, Mentes, G, Parise, M, Piper, JD, Pradhan, B, Lo Presti, D, Riazi, MR, Sappa, G, Segalini, A, Sengupta, S, Sonmez, H, Tugrul, A, Ulusay, R, Van Westen, CJ, Verma, SP, De Vivo, B, De Weale, J, Weber, J, Wu, W, Yilmaz, I, Zhang, DD, Zheng, Z, Fantone, I, Grieco, G, Cavallo, A, CAVALLO, ALESSANDRO, Altiner, Y, Arad, V: Bandrova, T, Becker, M, Bednarik, M, Cala, M, Chikhradze, N, Culshaw, MG, Dabas, M, Doronzo, D, Drusa, M, Ferrero, AM, Gisladottir, G, Gokceoglu, C, Gospodinov, S, Gwalani, LG, Hamimi, Z, Hasanov, H, Kahriman, A, Karamanov, A, Lamoreaux, J, Lee, S, L'Heureux, J-S, Lundqvis, J, Kusakabe, O, Marschalko, M, Mentes, G, Parise, M, Piper, JD, Pradhan, B, Lo Presti, D, Riazi, MR, Sappa, G, Segalini, A, Sengupta, S, Sonmez, H, Tugrul, A, Ulusay, R, Van Westen, CJ, Verma, SP, De Vivo, B, De Weale, J, Weber, J, Wu, W, Yilmaz, I, Zhang, DD, Zheng, Z, Fantone, I, Grieco, G, Cavallo, A, and CAVALLO, ALESSANDRO
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Sulphide-rich tailings constitute a major environmental concern due to the acid drainage (AD) production and release of potentially toxic elements (PTE). Therefore, the management of active mine dumps and the reclamation of inactive ones require to reduce the exposure of the possible environmental receptors to contamination. A common, critical feature of mine dumps is the heterogeneity of the tailing materials that may complicate the quantitative prediction of potential contamination. On the other hand, heterogeneity can be a key for a more rational and cost-effective remediation, given a good characterization of the dump materials. Moreover, mine wastes often contain valuable components and therefore a suitable solution is to make positive use of them. In fact, as mining and processing (comminution and concentration) constitute a major cost of the ore mineral cycle, the availability of partly-processed, although low-grade resources may represent an interesting opportunity of exploitation. The present work is a case-study for a quantitative flow-sheet-related approach to the aim of heterogeneous sulphide-rich tailing dumps management. We selected the former processing site of Reps, in the Mirdita District (northern Albania), where we characterized two tailing dumps and assessed the contamination. Moreover, we evaluated the concentration potential of commodities, namely pyrite and gold, from the tailing materials. We analysed the Reps tailing samples in order to evaluate mineralogy, grain size and bulk chemical composition, concentration of PTE, the presence and persistence of AD. The data set splits in two classes, based on the sulphide content. The reconstruction of the former processing flow-sheet allowed us to recognize this pattern as resulting from two distinct processing stages and to quantitatively improve the AD prediction results. We selected a shaking table concentration method for testing separation of pyrite and gold, by taking into consideration the nee
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23. Probate litigation: the incidence of costs
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Weale, J., primary
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24. Mobility of Cargo Trains during Year Two of the Proof-of-Concept South Pole Traverse
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ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB, Lever, J. H., Weale, J. C., Alger, R. G., Blaisdell, G. L., ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB, Lever, J. H., Weale, J. C., Alger, R. G., and Blaisdell, G. L.
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The U.S. Antarctic Program is conducting a proof-of-concept traverse to haul heavy cargo 1600 km from McMurdo Station to South Pole Station. During the 2003-04 season (year two), the tractor-trains experienced poor mobility over undisturbed snow on the Ross Ice Shelf. despite relatively low sled ski pressures and encouraging results of pre-departure tests conducted on the McMurdo Ice Shelf. To understand why, we conducted expedient mobility tests, snow-strength measurements, and snow-pit studies along 250-km of route as the traverse returned to McMurdo. The key phenomenon causing train immobility appears to be traction-slip-resistance feedback resulting from the sled skis riding in the ruts made by the towing tractors. We measured much lower towing resistance when the same sleds were towed over undisturbed snow outside of the tractor ruts. Large pitch and roll motions and consequently large resistance peaks, also occurred when several sleds were towed in series. The role of snow strength was more difficult to assess. Hard sastrugi caused severe motions and sled breakdowns. Decreasing average strength towards the center of the Ross Ice Shelf agreed with qualitatively worsening mobility but quantitative results were inconclusive. Also, increased measured strength on the previously traveled trail was insufficient to account for improved mobility of the returning fleet. The year-two results formed the basis for recommendations to improve fleet mobility for year three: tow fuel sleds in 2 x 2 configurations, rather than four in-line; increase the gauge of the other sleds to place the skis outside of the tractor ruts; increase ski area and alter nose shape for the fuel sleds; and install instrumentation to monitor towing forces, sled sinkage, and snow strength along the entire route. The U.S. Antarctic Program adopted these recommendations.
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25. MCQs for the Primary FRCA
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Weale, J., primary
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26. Still going strong: the irrepressible Hastings-Bass principle: Futter & Anor v Futter & Ors [2010] EWHC 449 (Ch) (11 March 2010)
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Weale, J., primary
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27. XIX. On the variation of Rhopalocerous forms in South Africa.
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Weale, J. P. Mansel, primary
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28. III. Notes on the Habits of Papilio Merope, with a description of its Larva and Pupa
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Weale, J. P. Mansel, primary
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29. XVI. Notes on South African insects
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Weale, J. P. Mansel, primary
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30. 1016 Increased sensitivity for detection of intra-cardiac thrombus using phase sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) late enhancement techniques for combined myocardial scar and thrombus imaging
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Peter, Weale J, primary, Lin, George, additional, Zuehlsdorff, Sven, additional, Christopher, Francois, additional, Tuit, David, additional, Jerecic, Renate, additional, and Carr, James, additional
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- 2008
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31. Design, Construction, and Testing of an Autonomous Instrument Shelter for Remote Antarctica
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Weale, J. C., primary and Phetteplace, G. E., additional
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- 2006
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32. Design, Construction, and Testing of an Autonomous Instrument Shelter for Remote Antarctica.
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Weale, J. C. and Phetteplace, G. E.
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33. The Development of Circular Waveguide TEOON Mode Filters.
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Powell, I.L., Watson, B.K., Weale, J., and Waldron, R. A.
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- 1977
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34. Area variations in infant mortality 1975-7.
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Bradshaw, J, Edwards, H, Lawton, D, Staden, F, Weale, J, and Weekes, A
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Infant mortality rates vary from area to area. Part of this variation is due to the socioeconomic characteristics of the area and part to other factors including the obstetric, paediatric, and community health services. Four social indicators associated with infant deaths are used to control for some of the variations in socioeconomic characteristics and residual variation is then examined. The four social indicators are the level of unemployment, the proportion of large families, the proportion of lone-parent families, and the level of overcrowding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. The income effect of a disabled child.
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Piachaud, D, Bradshaw, J, and Weale, J
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Data from the General Household Survey were employed to compare the participation rates, hours worked, earnings, and net incomes of families with and without a disabled child. In families with a disabled child it was found that the spouse was significantly more likely to work the more children there were in the family and that income, and income as a proportion of supplementary benefit entitlement, was lower. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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36. Prevalence and characteristics of disabled children: findings from the 1974 General Household Survey.
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Weale, J and Bradshaw, J
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In the absence of nationally representative data on the prevalence of disability among children, a special analysis of relevant data in the General Household Survey (GHS) was carried out. A long-standing illness, disability or infirmity was present in 7.6% of the children under 16 in the 1974 sample of the GHS. An assessment of the extent to which the children were disabled resulted in 10% of the children being classified as severe, 29% as moderate, and 61% as mild. About half of the children classified as severe had a congenital anomaly or suffered from a mental disorder. Prevalence rates for specific conditions were compared with those obtained in other studies. Compared with all children in the survey, significantly more of the severely and moderately disabled children were boys than girls, and significantly more came from the skilled manual socioeconomic groups. The proportion of lone parent families was not significantly different from that in the overall sample. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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37. Notes on a Species of Disperis found on the Kagaberg, South Africa.
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Weale, J. P. Mansel
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- 1871
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38. Observations on the Mode in which certain Species of Asclepiadeæ are fertilized. Abstract of a paper.
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Weale, J. P. Mansel
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39. Notes on the Structure and Fertilization of the genus Bonatea, with a special Description of a Species found at Bedford, South Africa.
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Weale, J. P. Mansel
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40. 1,3,4,5-Tetrahydrobenz[cd]indoles and related compounds. Part III.
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Bowman, R. E., Evans, D. D., Guyett, J., Nagy, H., Weale, J., and Weyell, D. J.
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- 1973
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41. 1,3,4,5-Tetrahydrobenz[cd]indoles and related compounds. Part II.
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Bowman, R. E., Evans, D. D., Guyett, J., Nagy, H., Weale, J., Weyell, D. J., and White, A. C.
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- 1972
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42. Preparation and cyclisation of some 3-aza-1,5-diketones.
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Bowman, R. E., Thrift, R. I., Weale, J., and White, A. C.
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43. Synthesis of some tricyclic amines-hexahydro-1H-indenoazepines and a hexahydro-1H-benzo-quinoline and -isoquinoline.
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Evans, DD, Weale, J, and Weyell, DJ
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2,3,4,4a,5,6-Hexahydro-1H-indeno[7,1-cd]azepine (6), 2,3,3a,4,5,6- hexahydro-1H-benzo[de]quinoline (10), 2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-1H- benz[de]isoquinoline (12), isolated as their hydrochlorides, and 2,3,4,4a,5,6-hexahydro-1H-indeno[7,1-bc]azepine (8) have been prepared by lithium aluminium hydride reduction of the corresponding lactams which were synthesized from the appropriate tricyclic ketones by Beckmann rearrangement or Schmidt reaction. The base (8) was also synthesized from 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-1,8-dimethanol (15).
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44. Notes on some Species of Habenaria found in South Africa. Abstract of a paper
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45. Protective Resemblances
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Weale, J. P. Mansel
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46. Some Observations on the Fertilization of Disa macrantha.
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Weale, J. P. Mansel
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47. The Development of Circular Waveguide Te? on Mode Filters
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Powell, I.L., primary, Watson, B.K., additional, Weale, J., additional, and Waldron, R. A., additional
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- 1977
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48. The Dennetts of Yorkshire
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Weale, J. C., primary
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- 1938
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49. ChemInform Abstract: ANTIPARASITIC 5-NITROTHIAZOLES AND 5-NITRO-4-THIAZOLINES PART 2
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ISLIP, P. J., primary, CLOSIER, M. D., additional, and WEALE, J. E., additional
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50. The Eastland or Russia Company
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