title: Are cardiologists truly better at appropriately selecting patients for stress myocardial perfusion imaging?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, United States; Division of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States. Electronic address: rami_doukky@rush.edu.
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doukky
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frogge
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards*; D011446:Prospective Studies
keywords: Appropriate use criteria (AUC); Cardiologist; Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI); Primary care physician (PCP); Provider specialty; Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)