Appropriate use criteria in echocardiography: delphic or not?

Editorial

James D Thomas. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Mar.

. 2011 Mar;24(3):268-70.

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.12.023.

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Comment on

ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance American College of Chest Physicians.
American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force; American Society of Echocardiography; American Heart Association; American Society of Nuclear Cardiology; Heart Failure Society of America; Heart Rhythm Society; Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; Society of Critical Care Medicine; Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography; Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; American College of Chest Physicians; Douglas PS, Garcia MJ, Haines DE, Lai WW, Manning WJ, Patel AR, Picard MH, Polk DM, Ragosta M, Parker Ward R, Weiner RB. American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Mar;24(3):229-67. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.12.008. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011. PMID: 21338862