RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Approaches to Reducing Radiation Dose from Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine JO J Nucl Med FD Society of Nuclear Medicine SP 592 OP 599 DO 10.2967/jnumed.112.115097 VO 56 IS 4 A1 Sharmila Dorbala A1 Ron Blankstein A1 Hicham Skali A1 Mi-Ae Park A1 Jolene Fantony A1 Charles Mauceri A1 James Semer A1 Stephen C. Moore A1 Marcelo F. Di Carli YR 2015 UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/56/4/592.abstract AB Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) plays a vital role in the evaluation and management of patients with coronary artery disease. However, because of a steep growth in MPI in the mid 2000s, concerns about inappropriate use of MPI and imaging-related radiation exposure increased. In response, the professional societies developed appropriate-use criteria for MPI. Simultaneously, novel technology, image-reconstruction software for traditional scanners, and dedicated cardiac scanners emerged and facilitated the performance of MPI with low-dose and ultra-low-dose radiotracers. This paper provides a practical approach to performing low-radiation-dose MPI using traditional and novel technologies.