The safe practice of CT coronary angiography in adult patients in UK imaging departments
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Computed tomography coronary angiography is increasingly used in imaging departments in the investigation of patients with chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease. Due to the routine use of heart rate controlling medication and the potential for very high radiation doses during these scans, there is a need for guidance on best practice for departments performing this examination, so the patient can be assured of a good quality scan and outcome in a safe environment. This article is a summary of the document on 'Standards of practice of computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in adult patients' published by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) in December 2014.
Date Issued
2016-05-17
Date Acceptance
2016-05-01
Citation
Clinical Radiology, 2016, 71 (8), pp.722-728
ISSN
1365-229X
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
722
End Page
728
Journal / Book Title
Clinical Radiology
Volume
71
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
CTCA standards working party of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Radiologists
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published