Press Releases - Cardiovascular Consultants, PC

Press Release

Date: April 26, 2011

Contanct: Tamara Sloper

Regarding: Accredited Echocardiography Laboratory Echocardiography is a complex imaging technique that relies on the experience and training of both the physician sonographer. Their interpretive technical abilities determine the diagnostic accuracy of an echocardiographic examination. The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) has developed an accreditation program which evaluates the quality of these and other critical elements of an echocardiography laboratory.

Cardiovascular Consultants, PC located in Savannah, GA was granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission of the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).

The ICAEL was established with the support of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (SOPE) to provide a peer review mechanism to encourage and recognize the provision of quality echocardiographic diagnostic evaluations by a process of voluntary accreditation.

Accreditation status signifies that the facility has been reviewed by an independent agency which recognizes the laboratory's commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease.

Press Release

Date: April 5, 2011

Contact: Tamara Sloper

Regarding: Accredited Nuclear Laboratory

The heart is evaluated at rest and during exercise using a small amount of radioisotope during the noninvasive procedure. A complex imaging technique, nuclear cardiology testing relies on the experience and training of both the physician and the technologist. Their interpretive and technical abilities determine the diagnostic accuracy of the examination. The Intersocietal Commission of Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (INCANL) has developed an accreditation program that evaluates the quality of these and critical elements of a nuclear cardiology laboratory.

Cardiovascular Consultants, PC, Nuclear Lab located in Savannah, GA, was granted accreditation by the ICANL.

The ICANL was established with the support of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section, the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Academy of Molecular Imaging, and the American Society Radiologic Technologists. The ICANL provides a peer review mechanism to encourage and recognize the provision of quality nuclear cardiology and nuclear medicine diagnostic evaluations by a process of voluntary accreditation.

Accreditation status signifies that the facility has been reviewed by an independent agency that recognizes the laboratory's commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease.