title: EACVI appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart failure derived from European National Imaging Societies voting.
abstract: This paper presents the first European appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart failure, derived from voting of the European National Imaging Societies representatives. The paper describes the development process and discusses the results.
authors.forename: Madalina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garbi
authors.forename: Thor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Edvardsen
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: Steffen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McDonagh
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filippatos
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lancellotti
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012955:Societies, Medical; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods
keywords: appropriateness criteria; cardiac computed tomography; cardiac resonance imaging; cardiovascular imaging; echocardiography; heart failure; nuclear imaging