Published December 2014
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Journal article
Helping Your Heart with Nuclear Imaging
Creators
- 1. International Atomic Energy Agency, Office of Public Information and Communication, Vienna (Austria)
Description
The IAEA is helping in the fight against cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) by assisting its Member States in using nuclear science and technology to track and monitor CVDs. Nuclear imaging techniques allow doctors to look inside a patient's body and see how organs function without running the risk of surgery. CVDs kill more people than just about anything else on the planet. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that roughly 30 per cent of all deaths in 2008 were caused by CVDs. That number is increasing, and by 2030 the WHO estimates that more than 23 million people will die annually from CVDs. For comparison, that is equivalent to roughly the entire population of a medium-sized country
Availability note (English)
Also available on-line: https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/55405812123_zt.pdfAdditional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- IAEA Bulletin (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 21-23
- ISSN
- 1564-2690
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 46057981
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- AUGMENTATION; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; IAEA; MEMBER STATES; PATIENTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY
- Descriptors DEC
- DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY