New SPECT and PET Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging Cardiovascular Disease
Table 7
SPECT Myocardial Metabolism Radiotracers.
123I-Beta-Methyl-p-Iodophenylpentadecanoic acid (123I-BMIPP) (i) uniform uptake, retention and low washout under rest conditions (ii) resistant to mitochondrial -oxidation depending on carbohydrate availability (iii) capacity to detect ischemic memory