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dc.contributor.authorSabarudin, A.
dc.contributor.authorYusof, A.
dc.contributor.authorSun, Zhonghua
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:07:02Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:07:02Z
dc.date.created2013-11-06T20:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationSabarudin, Akmal and Yusof, Ahmad Khairuddin Md and Sun, Zhonghua. 2013. A survey exploring specialists and radiographers' perceptions of the benefits and challenges in relation to prospectively ECG-triggered coronary CT angiography. Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics. 3 (3): pp. 388-392.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8499
dc.identifier.doi10.1166/jmihi.2013.1188
dc.description.abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the opinion concerning the benefits and difficulties in performing prospectively ECG-triggered coronary CT angiography (CCTA) among specialists and radiographers. A questionnaire was distributed to 6 national health institutions in Malaysia in which, prospectively ECG-triggered CCTA was performed as a routine cardiac imaging procedure in order to explore the opinion concerning the benefits and difficulties in performing prospectively ECG-triggered CCTA among specialists and radiographers. In total, 53 responses (85%) were received, comprising specialists (21%) and radiographers (79%). The issue of heart rate was found to be the main challenge when performing CCTA and this was agreed to by the respondents. However, low agreement was achieved on the issue of an increase in the financial incentives to institutions because of prospectively ECG-triggered procedures. Although radiation dose reduction seems to be the benefit, the heart rate is seen as the main challenge in prospectively ECG-triggered CCTA.

dc.publisherAmerican Scientific Publishers
dc.subjectimage quality
dc.subjectprospective ECG-triggering
dc.subjectheart rate
dc.subjectfinancial incentives
dc.subjectradiation dose
dc.titleA survey exploring specialists and radiographers' perceptions of the benefits and challenges in relation to prospectively ECG-triggered coronary CT angiography
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume3
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage388
dcterms.source.endPage392
dcterms.source.issn2156-7026
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics
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