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

Introduction: 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 ph...

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Main Authors: Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves, Pedro Jerónimo Sousa, Rita Calé, Hugo Marques, Miguel Borges dos Santos, André Dias, Hélder Dores, Maria Salomé Carvalho, António Ventosa, Teresa Martins, Rui Campante Teles, Manuel Almeida, Miguel Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204914000038