Can nuclear medicine technologists assess whether a myocardial perfusion rest study is required?
The nuclear medicine technologists were able to assess whether a rest study was needed; the risk that this assessment would be incorrect was not higher for the technologists than it was for the physicians. This type of assessment by a nuclear medicine technologist could be of value in efforts to improve effectiveness at a nuclear medicine clinic.
These results indicate that a personalised letter or targeted approach of invitation is effective in encouraging men to attend a skin screening clinic. The addition of health information through the use of a glossy brochure did not increase screening participation among men over 50.