title: Appropriateness criteria for cardiovascular imaging use in clinical practice: a position statement of the ESC/EACVI taskforce.
abstract: There is a growing interest from the scientific community in the appropriate use of cardiovascular imaging techniques for diagnosis and decision making in Europe. To develop appropriateness criteria for cardiovascular imaging use in clinical practice in Europe, a dedicated taskforce has been appointed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI). The present paper describes the appropriateness criteria development process.
authors.affiliation: King's Health Partners, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Madalina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garbi
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plein
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neglia
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitsiou
authors.forename: Erwan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donal
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Achenbach
authors.forename: Bogdan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: Thor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Edvardsen
authors.forename: Luigi P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Badano
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefanidis
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bucciarelli-Ducci
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Derumeaux
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luis Zamorano
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Lüscher
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lancellotti
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Appropriateness criteria; Cardiovascular imaging; Development process; Guidelines