| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 185-215 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Cardiology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2012 |
Funding
Funding for this symposium was provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Cancer Institute (grant 1R13 HL112549-01 ), Astellas Healthcare , Bracco Diagnostics , Lantheus Medical Imaging , and MedSolutions . Dr. Einstein was supported in part by grant R01 HL109711 from the NHLBI and by Victoria and Esther Aboodi and Herbert Irving Assistant Professorships. Dr. Dorbala was supported in part by grant K23 HL092299. Dr. Shaw was supported in part by grant U01 HL105561. Dr. Einstein has received research grants from GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare, and Spectrum Dynamics . Dr. DeKemp is a consultant for Jubilant DraxImage and receives royalties for rubidium positron emission tomographic technology. Dr. Dorbala has received a research grant from Astellas Healthcare ; and holds stock in GE. Dr. Garcia has received research grants from GE Healthcare . Dr. Gibbons has served as a consultant to Lantheus; and has received honoraria from AstraZeneca. Dr. Halliburton is a speaker for Philips Medical Systems. Dr. Hausleiter has received a research grant from Siemens Medical Solutions ; and speaker's honoraria from Abbott Vascular. Dr. Heller is a consultant for GE Healthcare; and is a member of the science advisory board for Lantheus Medical Imaging. Dr. Jerome has received a research grant from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission . Dr. Raff has received a research grant from Siemens . Dr. Williams served on a research advisory board that was funded by Astellas . Dr. Williams is currently affiliated with the Rush University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. The Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Consortium is an ongoing quality improvement program incorporating 40 imaging centers in the state of Michigan that provide coronary CT angiographic services (2–4,59) . The program is funded by BlueCross BlueShield of Michigan, and participation is required for reimbursement. Data collected include demographics, procedural indications, technical details including radiation doses, and clinical outcomes through 90 days of follow-up. An essential part of the continuous quality initiative process is a quarterly report for participating sites that enables cross-center comparisons on an array of quality metrics. A dose reduction “best practice” algorithm was established early as part of a consortium-wide intervention, and this algorithm is regularly revised to incorporate improving technology. Sites are required to present their quality improvement methods annually, resulting in steady declines in median radiation dose (2) .
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
