title: Review of cardiovascular imaging in the journal of nuclear cardiology in 2016: Part 2 of 2-myocardial perfusion imaging.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. fadihage@uab.edu.|Section of Cardiology, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA. fadihage@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Fadi G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Hage
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Imaging, Clemenceau Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-2555, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Wael A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: AlJaroudi
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
keywords: Myocardial perfusion imaging; SPECT; appropriateness; dyssynchrony; phase analysis; regadenoson; safety