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Review of cardiovascular imaging in The Journal of Nuclear Cardiology in 2014: Part 2 of 2: Myocardial perfusion imaging

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In this new feature of The Journal of Nuclear Cardiology we will summarize key articles that were published in the Journal in the previous year. In the first article of this 2-part series we concentrated on publications dealing with cardiac positron emission tomography, computed tomography, and neuronal imaging. This review will focus on myocardial perfusion imaging summarizing advances in the field including in diagnosis, prognosis, appropriateness, and safety of testing.

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Dr. Hage has received grant support from Astellas Pharma US.

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Fadi G. Hage MD, FASH, FACC

  2. Section of Cardiology, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Fadi G. Hage MD, FASH, FACC

  3. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine/Cardiovascular Imaging, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Wael A. AlJaroudi MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC

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Hage, F.G., AlJaroudi, W.A. Review of cardiovascular imaging in The Journal of Nuclear Cardiology in 2014: Part 2 of 2: Myocardial perfusion imaging. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 22, 714–719 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-015-0144-1

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