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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.

Fraser AG, Buser PT, Bax JJ, Dassen WR, Nihoyannopoulos P, Schwitter J, Knuuti JM, Höher M, Bengel F, Szatmári A

European Association of Echocardiography, ESC Office for Associations, The European Heart House, 2035 Route des Colles, B.P. 179 - Les Templiers, FR-06903 Sophia Antipolis, France. fraserag@cf.ac.uk

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.

Published 10 July 2006 in Eur J Echocardiogr, 7(4): 268-73.
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