title: 131I/123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) scintigraphy: procedure guidelines for tumour imaging.
abstract: The aim of this document is to provide general information about mIBG scintigraphy in cancer patients. The guidelines describe the mIBG scintigraphy protocol currently used in clinical routine, but do not include all existing procedures for neuroendocrine tumours. The guidelines should therefore not be taken as exclusive of other nuclear medicine modalities that can be used to obtain comparable results. It is important to remember that the resources and facilities available for patient care may vary from one country to another and from one medical institution to another. The present guidelines have been prepared for nuclear medicine physicians and intend to offer assistance in optimizing the diagnostic information that can currently be obtained from mIBG scintigraphy. The corresponding guidelines of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and the Dosimetry, Therapy and Paediatric Committee of the EANM have been taken into consideration, and partially integrated into this text. The same has been done with the most relevant literature on this topic, and the final result has been discussed within a group of distinguished experts.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bombardieri
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giammarile
authors.forename: Cumali
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aktolun
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bischof Delaloye
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maffioli
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moncayo
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mortelmans
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.forename: Sven N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Reske
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Castellani
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiti
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine