Abstract
Purpose of Review: This narrative review reflects on the body of evidence on cardiac 123I-mIBG imaging that has accumulated since the introduction in the late 1970s and focusses on to what extent cardiac 123I-mIBG imaging has fulfilled its potential in cardiology especially. Recent Findings: In contrast to the linear relationship between 123I-mIBG-derived parameters and overall prognosis in heart failure, there seems a “bell-shape” curve for 123I-mIBG-derived parameters and arrhythmic events. In addition, there is a potential clinical role for cardiac 123I-mIBG in optimizing patient selection for expensive devices (i.e., ICD and CRT). This needs of course to be established in future trials. Summary: Cardiac 123I-mIBG imaging is, despite the numerous of studies, sometimes mistakenly seen as a nice to have technique rather than a must have imaging modality. Although cardiac 123I-mIBG imaging has grown and matured over the years, its full clinical potential has still not been tested to the maximum.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5 |
Journal | Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2021 |
Keywords
- Chronic heart failure
- Heart-to-mediastinum ratio
- I-mIBG scintigraphy
- Prognosis
- Washout