DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e328013e020

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Issn Print: 0143-3636

Publication Date: 2007/01/01


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NEWS AND VIEWS JANUARY 2007

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The IPEM/BNMS audit of MUGA processing revealed there was significant variation in LVEF estimation from the audit scans. The data that IPEM circulated was designed to be of variable quality, with some images being deliberately degraded to test the response of processing systems. BNMS have embarked on an initiative to facilitate an improvement in intra- and inter-departmental reproducibility as the next step in an audit/improve/re-audit cycle.
This work is partly a response to NIHCE guidance which recommended LVEF assessment prior to recruitment and also for ongoing monitoring for cardio-toxicity during Herceptin treatment. The guideline recommend an LVEF cut-off of 55% for entry to treatment and that treatment should be discontinued if the LVEF dropped below 50% or dropped by more than 10% from baseline.
As part of this process, what we aim to achieve is to:
The way in which we plan to achieve this is that:
We hope that this will yield results in the short and also the medium term:
If your centre performs a large number of MUGA and you have a little energy and time to put in to this project, you could help us by applying to become one of the reference sites. Contact BNMS: office@bnms.org.
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