2017 Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Expert Consensus of the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging.

2017 Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Expert Consensus of the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging. Korean J Radiol. 2017 Nov-Dec;18(6):871-880 Authors: ASCI Practice Guideline Working Group, Beck KS, Kim JA, Choe YH, Hian SK, Hoe J, Hong YJ, Kim SM, Kim TH, Kim YJ, Kim YH, Kuribayashi S, Lee J, Leong L, Lim TH, Lu B, Park JH, Sakuma H, Yang DH, Yaw TS, Wan YL, Zhang Z, Zhao S, Yong HS Abstract In 2010, the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI) provided recommendations for cardiac CT and MRI, and this document reflects an update of the 2010 ASCI appropriate use criteria (AUC). In 2016, the ASCI formed a new working group for revision of AUC for noninvasive cardiac imaging. A major change that we made in this document is the rating of various noninvasive tests (exercise electrocardiogram, echocardiography, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, radionuclide imaging, cardiac magnetic resonance, and cardiac computed tomography/angiography), compared side by side for their applications in various clinical scenarios. Ninety-five clinical scenarios were developed from eight selected pre-existing guidelines and classified into four sections as follows: 1) detection of coronary artery disease, symptomatic or asymptomatic; 2) cardiac evaluation in various clinical scenarios; 3) use of imaging modality according to prior testing; and 4) evaluation of cardiac ...
Source: Korean Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Tags: Korean J Radiol Source Type: research