Effective radiation dose of three diagnostic tests in cardiology: Single photon emission computed tomography, invasive coronary angiography and cardiac computed tomography angiography | Zendy

Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves | Zendy; Pedro Jerónimo Sousa | Zendy; Rita Calé | Zendy; Hugo Marques | Zendy; Miguel Borges Santos | Zendy; André H. Dias | Zendy; Hélder Dores | Zendy; Maria Salomé Carvalho | Zendy; António Ventosa | Zendy; Teresa Martins | Zendy; Rui Campante Teles | Zendy; Manuel Almeida | Zendy; Miguel Mendes | Zendy

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Effective radiation dose of three diagnostic tests in cardiology: Single photon emission computed tomography, invasive coronary angiography and cardiac computed tomography angiography

Author(s) -

Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves,

Pedro Jerónimo Sousa,

Rita Calé,

Hugo Marques,

Miguel Borges Santos,

André H. Dias,

Hélder Dores,

Maria Salomé Carvalho,

António Ventosa,

Teresa Martins,

Rui Campante Teles,

Manuel Almeida,

Miguel Mendes

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

revista portuguesa de cardiologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2174-2030

pISSN - 0870-2551

DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2013.05.005

Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , effective dose (radiation) , ionizing radiation , radiation dose , single photon emission computed tomography , cardiac imaging , radiology , angiography , irradiation , physics , nuclear physics

Diagnostic tests that use ionizing radiation play a central role in cardiology and their use has grown in recent years, leading to increasing concerns about their potential stochastic effects. The aims of this study were to compare the radiation dose of three diagnostic tests: single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), invasive coronary angiography (ICA) and cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) and their evolution over time, and to assess the influence of body mass index on radiation dose.

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