Table 1.
Radiotracer for cardiac nuclear imaging
| Technique | Tracer | Action |
| SPECT | ||
| 99mTc-erythrocyte | Contractile function | |
| 111In-antimyosin | Imaging necrosis/cell death | |
| 123I-MIBG | Neuronal imaging(presynaptic uptake and storage) | |
| 111In-Tz | Therapeutic target imaging | |
| 99mTc-annessin V | Imaging necrosis/cell death | |
| 123I-BMIPP | Fatty acid use | |
| PET | ||
| 18F-FDG | Glucose metabolism | |
| Presynaptic tracers | Visualize inhibition of neurotransmission | |
| true catecholamines | ||
| 18F-6-fluorodopamine | ||
| 11C-epinephrine | ||
| catecholamine analogs | False neurotransmitters | |
| 11C-HED | ||
| 11C-phenylephrine | ||
| 18F-6-fluoro-metaraminol | ||
| Postsynaptic tracers | Visualize transmission of sympathetic signal to target tissue | |
| 11C-CGP12177 | ||
| 11C-CGP12388 | ||
| 11C-GB67 |
SPECT: Single photon emission computed tomography; PET: Positron emission tomography; HED: Hydroxyephedrine; FDG: Fluorodeoxyglucose;
123
I-BMIPP: 123I-15-(p-iodophenyl)-3-(R,S)-methylpentadecanoic acid.