ACR–ACNM–NASCI–SNMMI–SPR–STR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CARDIAC SCINTIGRAPHY

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

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INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Radiopharmaceutical

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patients and Preparation

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Stress

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Safety

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Imaging

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Interpretation

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Quantification

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Gated/Multigated Acquisition, MUGA Cardiac Blood-Pool Imaging (Radionuclide Angiocardiography or Ventriculography)

Radiopharmaceutical [34-37]

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Gated/Multigated Acquisition, MUGA Cardiac Blood-Pool Imaging (Radionuclide Angiocardiography or Ventriculography)

Patient

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Gated/Multigated Acquisition, MUGA Cardiac Blood-Pool Imaging (Radionuclide Angiocardiography or Ventriculography)

Stress

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Gated/Multigated Acquisition, MUGA Cardiac Blood-Pool Imaging (Radionuclide Angiocardiography or Ventriculography)

Safety

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Gated/Multigated Acquisition, MUGA Cardiac Blood-Pool Imaging (Radionuclide Angiocardiography or Ventriculography)

Imaging

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Gated/Multigated Acquisition, MUGA Cardiac Blood-Pool Imaging (Radionuclide Angiocardiography or Ventriculography)

Quantification

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

First-Pass Cardiac Imaging (First-Pass Ventriculography), Including Left-to-Right Shunt Evaluation

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

First-Pass Cardiac Imaging (First-Pass Ventriculography), Including Left-to-Right Shunt Evaluation

Radiopharmaceutical [34-37]

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

First-Pass Cardiac Imaging (First-Pass Ventriculography), Including Left-to-Right Shunt Evaluation

Patient

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

First-Pass Cardiac Imaging (First-Pass Ventriculography), Including Left-to-Right Shunt Evaluation

Imaging

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

First-Pass Cardiac Imaging (First-Pass Ventriculography), Including Left-to-Right Shunt Evaluation

Quantification of right and left ventricular ejection fraction(s)

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

First-Pass Cardiac Imaging (First-Pass Ventriculography), Including Left-to-Right Shunt Evaluation

Evaluation of left-to-right shunt

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

INDICATIONS

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

INDICATIONS

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

INDICATIONS

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITES OF PERSONNEL

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Radiopharmaceutical

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patient

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Imaging

III.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Interpretation

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DOCUMENTATION

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

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RADIATION SAFETY [53-54]

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QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Writing Committee – members represent their societies in the initial and final revision of this practice parameter

ACR Wymer, David C MD, Chair Henkel, Jacqueline MD Trout, Andrew T MD	STR Cronin, Paul Patrick	ACNM Fotos, Joseph S MD Garg, Sumit MD	NASCI Kusmirek, Eva
SNMMI Malhotra, Saurabh MD, MPH Weinberg, Richard MD	SPR Treves, S. Ted MD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Ghesani, Munir V MD, Chair	Subramaniam, Rathan M MBA, MD, MPH, PhD, Chair	Aboian, Mariam MD, PhD	Akin, Esma A MD
Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA	Dibble, Elizabeth H MD	Gerard, Perry S MD	Karagulle Kendi, A. Tuba MD
Marcus, Charles MD	Mercier, Gustavo A MD, PhD	Peacock, Justin G MD, PhD	Solnes, Lilja B MBA, MD
Surasi, Devaki Shilpa MD	Trout, Andrew T MD	Wong, Terence Z MD, PhD	Zukotynski, Katherine MD, PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Newell, Mary S MD, Chair

Caplin, Drew M MD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Pediatric Imaging

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Levin, Terry L MD, Chair	Alizai, Hamza MD	Amodio, John B MD	Betz, Bradford W MD
Blumfield, Einat MD	Collard, Michael MD	Goldman-Yassen, Adam MD	Lai, Hollie A MD
Lala, Shailee V MD	Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD	Laufer, Adina MD	Li, Arleen MD
Maloney, John A MD	Noda, Sakura MD	Shah, Summit MD	Trout, Andrew T MD
Vatsky, Seth DO

Barth, Richard MD, Chair, Commission on Pediatric Radiology

Larson, David B MBA, MD, Chair, Commission on Quality and Safety

Rohren, Eric MD, PhD, Chair, Commission on Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Batlle, Juan C MBA, MD - CSC, Chair	Boyd, David MBA, MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Ghesani, Munir V MD, Co-Chair	Levin, Terry L MD, Chair
Subramaniam, Rathan M MBA, MD, MPH, PhD, Co-Chair	Amodio, John B MD	Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA	Barth, Richard MD
Caplin, Drew M MD	Cronin, Paul Patrick	Fotos, Joseph S MD	Garg, Sumit MD
Henkel, Jacqueline MD	Kusmirek, Eva	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Malhotra, Saurabh MD, MPH
Newell, Mary S MD	Rohren, Eric MD, PhD	Treves, S. Ted MD	Trout, Andrew T MD
Weinberg, Richard MD	Wymer, David C MD

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