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Establishing a cardiac imaging service.

Grizzard JD

Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Main Hospital, Richmond, Va 23298-0615 , USA. jdgrizzard@vcu.edu

The tremendous progress in the field of cardiac imaging has drawn the interest of many radiologists, but has left them uncertain as to how obtain the training necessary to become expert practitioners. This review addresses the challenges in establishing a cardiac imaging service including equipment issues, training and credentialing issues, as well as referrals and reimbursement.

Published 4 June 2007 in J Am Coll Radiol, 4(6): 356-61.
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