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International Journal of Molecular Imaging
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International Journal of Molecular Imaging
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2012
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Article
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Tab 1
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Review Article
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I-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
123
I-MIBG scintigraphy in planning ICD.
Authors
Country
Number of patients
MIBG parameters evaluated
Rigden et al. [
15
]
USA
11
MIBG uptake
Arora et al. [
16
]
Japan
17
Early and late H/M ratio; WR; early and late MIBG defect score
Nagahara et al. [
17
]
Japan
44
Early and late H/M ratio; WR
Koutelou et al. [
18
]
Greece
25
Early and late H/M ratio; WR
Nishisato et al. [
19
]
Japan
60
Early and late H/M ratio; WR
Boogers et al. [
20
]
Nederland
116
Early and late H/M ratio; WR; early and late MIBG defect score
H/M: heart to mediastinum ratio; WR: washout rate.