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 𝛽-oxidation depending on carbohydrate availability; (iii) capacity to detect ischemic memory