Expedited PublicationA Multicenter Assessment of the Use of Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With Appropriateness Criteria
Presented as a Late Breaking Clinical Trial at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, on March 29, 2009.
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Key Words
appropriateness criteria
diagnostic testing
radionuclide imaging
SPECT
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACCF
American College of Cardiology Foundation
AUC
appropriate use criteria
CAD
coronary artery disease
CHD
coronary heart disease
MPI
myocardial perfusion imaging
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
SPECT
single-photon emission computed tomography
UHC
UnitedHealthcare
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Supported by grants from the American College of Cardiology Foundationand UnitedHealthcare.
Dr. Cerqueira is a consultant and on the Speakers' Bureau of GE Healthcare and Astellas Pharma, and is a consultant for Nordion. Joseph Allen is an employee of the American College of Cardiology. Neil Jensen is an employee of United HealthCare. Of note, UnitedHealthcare and its employees had involvement in this trial limited to partial financial support and in identifying candidate trial sites.
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