The biological effects of diagnostic cardiac imaging.
In this paper the authors deal with the main imaging techniques available to clinical cardiologists, with a brief overview of biophysical and biological aspects which are of relevance for the assessment of health effects related to the exposure of patients to both ionizing and non ionizing radiation. A main contribute is the reviewing published evidence on biological effects of radiation, trying to compose a balanced issue in order to increase awareness and knowledge about radiation exposure from cardiac imaging and implications for health risk.
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Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy. luigi.landini@iet.unipi.it
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D000818:Animals; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D011874:Radiometry; D014965:X-Rays / Q000009:adverse effects