Guidelines and Standards
ASNC served as the author or co-author on each of the documents listed below. The date shown with each guideline or statement reflects the most recent date of approval or endorsement.
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New! DICOM and Interconnectivity Update
(J Nucl Cardiol: In Press)
ASNC Information Statement
Imaging Guidelines for Nuclear Cardiology Procedures – (Full text is 1.5 MB; Individual chapters are listed below)
(J Nucl Cardiol 2006;13:e21-171)
ASNC Guideline — Online Only
2006 Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:1475-97)
ACCF/ASNC/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/NASCI/SCAI/SIR Report
Online Appendix
2007 Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography
(Published Online June 15, 2007)
ACCF/ASE/ACEP/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR Report
Online Appendix
2008 Appropriateness Criteria for Stress Echocardiography
(J Amer Coll Cardiol 2008;51:1127-47)
ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR Report
Adenosine Stress Protocols for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
(J Nucl Cardiol 2007;14:415-16)
ASNC Clinical Update
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Review of the ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI)
(J Nucl Cardiol 2007;14:e26-e38)
ASNC Information Statement
Appropriateness Criteria for SPECT MPI (Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging)
(J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46:1587-605)
ACCF/ASNC Report
(Errata to SPECT MPI Appropriateness Criteria - J Am Coll Cardiol 2005:46;2148-50)
Attenuation Correction of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Scintigraphy
(J Nucl Cardiol 2004;11:229-30)
ASNC/SNM Position Statement
Clinical Imaging for Prevention: Directed Strategies for Improved Detection of Presymptomatic Patients with Undetected Atherosclerosis
(J Nucl Cardiol 2008:15;e6-e19)
ASNC Information Statement
Clinical Use of Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
(Online Only — 2003)
ACC/AHA/ASNC Guideline
Collimator Integrity
(J Nucl Cardiol 2006;13:889-91)
ASNC Clinical Update
Computed Tomographic Imaging Within Nuclear Cardiology
(J Nucl Cardiol 2005;12:131-42)
ASNC Information Statement
Conference Proceedings from the Eighth Nuclear Cardiology Invitational Conference
(J Nucl Cardiol 2007;14:e15-e25)
Conference Proceedings
Cost-Effectiveness of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
(J Nucl Cardiol 2005;12:750-9)
ASNC Information Statement
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update
(J Am Col Cardiol 2007;49:1230-1250)
AHA Guideline
New Reconstruction Algorithms Using Limited Angular Sampling
(J Nucl Cardiol 2006;13:892)
ASNC Information Statement
Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery
(J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:e159-241)
ACC/AHA Guideline
Executive Summary
Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery:
Focused Update on Perioperative Beta-Blocker Therapy
(J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;47:2343-55)
ACC/AHA Guideline
A Report of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Task Force on Women and Heart Disease
(J Nucl Cardiol 2003;10:95-101)
ASNC Consensus Statement
Reporting of Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Studies
(J Nucl Cardiol 2003;10:705-8)
ASNC Consensus Statement
Suspected Acute Ischemic Syndromes in the Emergency Department or Chest Pain Center
(J Nucl Cardiol 2002;9:246-50)
ASNC Position Statement
Timeliness of Reporting Results of Nuclear Cardiology Procedures
(J Nucl Cardiol 2007;14:266)
ASNC Information Statement
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