Korean guidelines for the appropriate use of cardiac CT.
The development of cardiac CT has provided a non-invasive alternative to echocardiography, exercise electrocardiogram, and invasive angiography and cardiac CT continues to develop at an exponential speed even now. The appropriate use of cardiac CT may lead to improvements in the medical performances of physicians and can reduce medical costs which eventually contribute to better public health. However, until now, there has been no guideline regarding the appropriate use of cardiac CT in Korea. We intend to provide guidelines for the appropriate use of cardiac CT in heart diseases based on scientific data. The purpose of this guideline is to assist clinicians and other health professionals in the use of cardiac CT for diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases, especially in patients at high risk or suspected of heart disease.
Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Young Jin
YJ
Kim
Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 152-703, Korea.
Hwan Seok
HS
Yong
Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
Sung Mok
SM
Kim
Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang 411-706, Korea.
Jeong A
JA
Kim
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
Dong Hyun
DH
Yang
Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Yoo Jin
YJ
Hong
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015444:Exercise; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*
Appropriateness criteria; Cardiac computed tomography; Guideline