RT Book, Section A1 Rampal, Upamanyu A1 Pullatt, Raja C. A2 Heller, Gary V. A2 Hendel, Robert C. SR Print(0) ID 1145444363 T1 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Special Populations T2 Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259644993 LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145444363 RD 2024/10/09 AB Previous chapters have demonstrated the important role of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis and risk stratification of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population. There is also robust literature validating the use of MPI in different patient cohorts. This chapter will describe the value of MPI for the assessment of CAD and risk stratification in special populations consisting of diabetic patients, women, patients with chronic renal disease, the elderly, and patients with acute chest pain syndromes.