Consensus document on coding of cardiac magnetic resonance examinations in Portugal

• Author(s): Ferreira, MA ; Almeida, AG ; Oliveira, L ; Bettencourt, N ; Marques, H ; Matos, P ; Abecasis, J ; Abreu, J ; Alpendurada, F ; Botelho, A ; Campos, P ; Castela, S ; Cunha, D ; Donato, P ; Ferreira, MJ ; Lopes, LR ; Pinho, T ; Sá, I ; Saraiva, C ; Tavares, NJ ; Themudo, R ; Grupo de Estudo de Cardiologia Nuclear, Ressonância Magnética ; TC Cardíaca da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1481
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Ressonância Magnética; Consenso
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese
• Contributor(s): RIHUC

Description

One of the obstacles to more frequent and appropriate use of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in Portugal has been the lack of specific codes that accurately describe these examinations as they are currently performed. In this consensus document, recommendations are made for updating and standardizing CMR codes in Portugal. Guidance on which techniques and codes should be used in the most common clinical scenarios is also provided.