The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis. A joint statement from the European Association of Echocardiography, the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine and the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology.
Advances in medical imaging now make it possible to investigate any patient with cardiovascular disease using multiple methods which vary widely in their technical requirements, benefits, limitations and costs. The appropriate use of alternative tests requires their integration into joint clinical diagnostic services where experts in all methods collaborate. This statement summarises the principles that should guide developments in cardiovascular diagnostic services.
Fraser
Alan G
AG
European Association of Echocardiography, ESC Office for Associations, The European Heart House, 2035 Route des Colles,B.P. 179 - Les Templiers, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France. fraserag@cf.ac.uk
Buser
Peter T
PT
Bax
Jeroen J
JJ
Dassen
Willem R
WR
Nihoyannopoulos
Petros
P
Schwitter
Jürg
J
Knuuti
Juhani M
JM
Höher
Martin
M
Bengel
Frank
F
Szatmári
András
A
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular / Q000639:trends; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*