Authors: David G Wolinsky Dennis A Calnon Christopher L Hansen Wael Jaber Howard C Lewin Denise Merlino Jeffrey A Rosenblatt Senthil Sundaram Mark I Travin Andrew Van Tosh
Publish Date: 2011/06/21
Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 811-829
Abstract
This document is intended as a model coverage policy for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging MPI studies and delineates under what clinical indications such a study is appropriate to administer to patients This document examines a variety of clinical indications and symptoms that a common patient would present with and supports the use of performing such a study by crossreferencing the indication with the multisociety appropriate use criteria for radionuclide studies developed by the American College of Cardiology ACC/ASNC in 2005 and subsequently revised in 20091In addition the use of SPECT MPI in patients with the indications delineated in the policy is supported by references to an abundance of literature which supports the use of this study in the provided scenarios Finally
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