TY - JOUR T1 - <sup>123</sup>I-MIBG Imaging: Patient Preparation and Technologist’s Role JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 82 LP - 86 DO - 10.2967/jnmt.115.158394 VL - 43 IS - 2 AU - S. Seth Van Vickle AU - Randall C. Thompson Y1 - 2015/06/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/43/2/82.abstract N2 - The radiopharmaceutical 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in March 2013 for the assessment of myocardial sympathetic innervation in the evaluation of patients with heart failure and an ejection fraction of no more than 35%. Almost any well-equipped nuclear medicine or nuclear cardiology laboratory can perform this test, although there is a need for special attention to patient preparation, dose calibration, and proper timing of the image acquisition. This article reviews the role of the nuclear medicine technologist and some practical aspects of cardiac sympathetic 123I-MIBG imaging of which the laboratory team needs to be mindful. ER -