Common for patients to undergo multiple cardiac imaging tests, with high cumulative radiation dose
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 12:20
in Health & Medicine
Multiple testing with the cardiac diagnostic imaging technique of myocardial perfusion imaging is common, and in many patients is associated with a high cumulative estimated radiation dose, according to a study in the November 17 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because it is being presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting...