Appropriateness E-Kit

The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology published Appropriateness Criteria for SPECT MPI in October, 2005. We are grateful for your assistance in disseminating this critical information to your referring physicians.
Click on the links below to download key information on the Appropriateness Criteria, as well as a letter your Chief Medical Officer may use to introduce the Criteria to referring physicians. We encourage you to customize this message with your organization's reimbursement policy and specific information on how you will take the Appropriateness Criteria into account as you determine reimbursement for SPECT MPI.


- Payer Letter for Referring Physicians
- ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI) Publication File
- Errata to SPECT MPI Appropriateness Criteria
- ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI) Additional Online Appendix
- Appropriateness Criteria Methodology
- Nuclear Appropriateness Criteria Guide
- ACCF Appropriateness Criteria: A Brief Overview
- Inappropriate Criteria

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