German Radiological Society and the Professional Association of German Radiologists Position Paper on Coronary computed tomography: Clinical Evidence and Quality of Patient Care in Chronic Coronary Syndrome

Marcel C Langenbach; Jörn Sandstede; Malte M Sieren; Jörg Barkhausen; Matthias Gutberlet; Fabian Bamberg; Lukas Lehmkuhl; David Maintz; Claas P Naehle

doi:10.1055/a-1973-9687

German Radiological Society and the Professional Association of German Radiologists Position Paper on Coronary computed tomography: Clinical Evidence and Quality of Patient Care in Chronic Coronary Syndrome

Rofo. 2023 Feb;195(2):115-134. doi: 10.1055/a-1973-9687. Epub 2023 Jan 12.

[Article in English, German]

Authors

Marcel C Langenbach^{1

2}, Jörn Sandstede^{3

4}, Malte M Sieren⁵, Jörg Barkhausen⁵, Matthias Gutberlet⁶, Fabian Bamberg⁷, Lukas Lehmkuhl⁸, David Maintz¹, Claas P Naehle^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Koln, Germany.
² Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Radiologische Allianz, Hamburg, Germany.
⁴ Berufsverband der deutschen Radiologen e. V. (BDR), München, Deutschland.
⁵ Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Luebeck, Lübeck, Germany.
⁶ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Leipzig Heart Centre University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.
⁷ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
⁸ Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, RHÖN Clinic, Campus Bad Neustadt, Germany.

PMID: 36634682
DOI: 10.1055/a-1973-9687

Abstract
in English, German

This position paper is a joint statement of the German Radiological Society (DRG) and the Professional Association of German Radiologists (BDR), which reflects the current state of knowledge about coronary computed tomography. It is based on preclinical and clinical studies that have investigated the clinical relevance as well as the technical requirements and fundamentals of cardiac computed tomography. CITATION FORMAT: · Langenbach MC, Sandstede J, Sieren M et al. DRG and BDR Position Paper on Coronary CT: Clinical Evidence and Quality of Patient Care in Chronic Coronary Syndrome. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2023; 195: 115 - 133.

Dieses Positionspapier ist eine gemeinsame Stellungnahme der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft (DRG) und des Berufsverbandes der Deutschen Radiologen (BDR), die den aktuellen Wissenstand über die Computertomografie des Herzens wiedergibt. Es beruht auf präklinischen und klinischen Studien, welche die klinische Relevanz sowie die technischen Voraussetzungen und Grundlagen der Computertomografie des Herzens untersucht haben. ZITIERWEISE: · Langenbach MC, Sandstede J, Sieren M et al. DRG and BDR position paper on coronary CT: Clinical evidence and quality of patient care in chronic coronary syndrome. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2023; 195: 115 – 134.

MeSH terms

Heart
Humans
Patient Care
Radiologists
Radiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods

Abstract in English, German

MeSH terms

Abstract
in English, German