2016 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 183-185
In each year, Japanese Society of Nuclear Cardiology (JSNC) recognizes and rewards an outstanding investigator who is making great contributions to the advancement of nuclear cardiology. From 2000 to 2016, seventeen researchers have received the JSNC award. In the award presentation session in the annual JSNC scientific meeting, the audience can encounter the latest and excellent research achievements in the field of nuclear cardiology. This award lecture session is one of the highlights of annual JSNC meeting. This article provides JSNC members with key research topics covered in recent-3 year JSNC award, including assessment of myocardial dysfunction with 99mTc-sestamibi imaging, prognostic values of 123I-MIBG imaging and quantitative assessment of myocardial blood flow using cardiac positron emission tomography (PET).
