Abstract
SummaryThis paper provides the current state of nuclear cardiology in China and contrasts it with the state of nuclear cardiology in the United States (US). The West China Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) were used as representative hospitals to contrast nuclear cardiology in China and the US, respectively. In 2015, there were 101 medical cyclotrons, 774 SPECT or SPECT/CT, 240 PET/CT, and 6 PET/MR cameras in China. Most (~90%) of the nuclear cardiology studies are gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), and ~10% are other types of studies including MUGA, PET/CT MPI, and viability studies. There are differences in nuclear cardiology between the West China Hospital and NYPH and these include those in cardiac stress tests, SPECT/CT acquisition protocols, PET/CT blood flow and viability studies, reimbursement, and fellowship training. In this paper, we aim to present status of nuclear cardiology in China and provide potential solutions.
Highlights
The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to provide information regarding the status of nuclear cardiology in China in 2016-2017, including current challenges and potential solutions, and (2) to present differences between nuclear cardiology in China and the United States (US) during this period
There are a few hospitals in China designated for cardiac and vascular diseases but rarely do any of them have a nuclear cardiology laboratory
Almost 76% of the medical equipment for nuclear cardiology studies is located in the eastern seaboards and only *15% in the mid-western regions of China (Figure 1).[2]
Summary
The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to provide information regarding the status of nuclear cardiology in China in 2016-2017, including current challenges and potential solutions, and (2) to present differences between nuclear cardiology in China and the US during this period. There are a few hospitals in China designated for cardiac and vascular diseases but rarely do any of them have a nuclear cardiology laboratory. Almost 76% of the medical equipment for nuclear cardiology studies is located in the eastern seaboards and only *15% in the mid-western regions of China (Figure 1).[2] The majority of moderate-to-large hospitals (at least 1000 beds) have no PET/CT or even SPECT or SPECT/CT cameras in the mid-western regions of China.
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