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Stress SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in End-Stage Renal Disease.

Yasmeen GolzarRami Doukky
Published in: Current cardiovascular imaging reports (2017)
While myocardial perfusion imaging is widely used as a risk assessment tool, its utilization and clinical implications in the ESRD population are controversial. Though stress SPECT-MPI has imperfect diagnostic accuracy in this specific patient population, it is still a valuable non-invasive modality in cardiovascular risk assessment.
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