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The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis

A joint statement from the European Association of Echocardiography, the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine and the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology

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Advances in medical imaging now make it possible to investigate any patient with cardiovascular disease using multiple methods which vary widely in their technical requirements, benefits, limitations and costs. The appropriate use of alternative tests requires their integration into joint clinical diagnostic services where experts in all methods collaborate. This statement summarises the principles that should guide developments in cardiovascular diagnostic services.

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Acknowledgements

This document has been reviewed and endorsed by the members of the Board of the European Association of Echocardiography, by the members of the Nuclei of the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, and by members of the Cardiovascular Committee of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine. We thank all our colleagues for their helpful comments. We also thank Professor Matthijs Oudkerk, President of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology, for his helpful advice.

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  1. European Association of Echocardiography, ESC Office for Associations, The European Heart House, 2035 Route des Colles,B.P. 179 - Les Templiers, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Alan G. Fraser & Petros Nihoyannopoulos

  2. Working Group on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Peter T. Buser & Jürg Schwitter

  3. Working Group on Computers in Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Willem R. Dassen & Martin Höher

  4. Working Group on Nuclear Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Jeroen J. Bax & Juhani M. Knuuti

  5. European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Hollandstrasse 14, A-1020, Vienna, Austria

    Frank Bengel

  6. European Society for Paediatric Cardiology, Hungarian Center for Pediatric Cardiology, 29 Haller, P.O. Box 88, 1450, Budapest, Hungary

    András Szatmári

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Correspondence to Alan G. Fraser.

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This paper is published simultaneously in the European Heart Journal (2006;27:1750–1753) and in the European Journal of Echocardiography (2006;7:268–273).

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Fraser, A.G., Buser, P.T., Bax, J.J. et al. The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 33, 955–959 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-006-0201-8

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