Challenges and Opportunities of Nuclear Cardiology from an Asian Perspective

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There are many challenges and opportunities for nuclear cardiology in the assessment and treatment of ischemic heart disease in Asia. A short recitation of the scope of the problem in Asia, the role of nuclear cardiology, and the various impediments to the widespread, appropriate and cost-effective use of nuclear cardiology is given, together with a list of possible solutions to these hindrances applicable to Asian countries.