PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Howard Weinstein
AU  - Richard Steingart
TI  - Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for Preoperative Risk Stratification
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.110.076158
DP  - 2011 May 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 750--760
VI  - 52
IP  - 5
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/52/5/750.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/52/5/750.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2011 May 01; 52
AB  - This review considers the changing nature of surgical risk assessment and the definition of risk; discusses the pathophysiology of perioperative myocardial infarction in relation to tests of coronary flow reserve; surveys the extensive literature on preoperative myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and outlines key trends; presents practical points on image interpretation; addresses the needs of special populations; compares MPI with other modalities; and integrates recommendations from practice guidelines on the effective use of MPI in the preoperative patient.