International Journal of Molecular Imaging

Review Article

123I-MIBG Scintigraphy as a Powerful Tool to Plan an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and to Assess Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure Patients

Table 1

Studies about the usefulness of 123I-MIBG scintigraphy in planning ICD.
AuthorsCountryNumber of patientsMIBG parameters evaluated
Rigden et al. [15]USA11MIBG uptake
Arora et al. [16]Japan17Early and late H/M ratio; WR; early and late MIBG defect score
Nagahara et al. [17]Japan44Early and late H/M ratio; WR
Koutelou et al. [18]Greece25Early and late H/M ratio; WR
Nishisato et al. [19]Japan60Early and late H/M ratio; WR
Boogers et al. [20]Nederland116Early and late H/M ratio; WR; early and late MIBG defect score
H/M: heart to mediastinum ratio; WR: washout rate.