Browsing by Author "Allam, Adel H."

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    Assessing the need for nuclear cardiology and other advanced cardiac imaging modalities in the developing world
    (2009) Vitola, Joao V.; Shaw, Leslee J.; Allam, Adel H.; Orellana, Pilar; Peix, Amalia; Ellmann, Annare; Allman, Kevin C.; Lee, B. N.; Siritara, Chanika; Keng, Felix Y. J.; Sambuceti, Gianmario; Kiess, Marla C.; Giubbini, Raffaele; Bouyoucef, Salaheddine E.; He, Zuo-Xiang; Thomas, Gregory S.; Mut, Fernando; Dondi, Maurizio
    In 2005, 80% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths occurred in low- to middle-income countries (i.e., developing nations). Cardiovascular imaging, such as myocardial perfusion SPECT, is one method that may be applied to detect and foster improved detection of at-risk patients. This document will review the availability and utilization for nuclear cardiology procedures worldwide and propose strategies to devise regional centers of excellence to achieve quality imaging around the world.