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Review of cardiovascular imaging in the journal of nuclear cardiology in 2016: Part 2 of 2—myocardial perfusion imaging

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In 2016, the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology published many high-quality articles. Similar to previous years, we will summarize here a selection of the articles that were published in the Journal in 2016 to provide a concise review of the main advancements that have recently occurred in the field. In the first article of this two-part series we focused on publications dealing with positron emission tomography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance. This review will place emphasis on myocardial perfusion imaging using single-photon emission-computed tomography summarizing advances in the field including in diagnosis, prognosis, and appropriate use.

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Abbreviations

AUC:

Appropriate use criteria

CAD:

Coronary artery disease

CCTA:

Coronary-computed tomography

CZT:

Cadmium-zinc-telluride

DTS:

Duke Treadmill Score

LAD:

Left anterior descending

LVEF:

Left ventricular ejection fraction

MI:

Myocardial infarction

MPI:

Myocardial perfusion imaging

TID:

Transient ischemic dilation

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Dr. Hage reports grant support from Astellas Pharma and Novartis Pharma.

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

    Fadi G. Hage MD, FASNC

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

    Fadi G. Hage MD, FASNC

  3. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Imaging, Clemenceau Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-2555, Beirut, Lebanon

    Wael A. AlJaroudi MD, FASNC

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Hage, F.G., AlJaroudi, W.A. Review of cardiovascular imaging in the journal of nuclear cardiology in 2016: Part 2 of 2—myocardial perfusion imaging. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 24, 1190–1199 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-017-0875-2

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