Takotsubo syndrome is characterized by a transient reversible left
ventricular dysfunction. Takotsubo syndrome has been associated with different
neurological conditions. The heart-to-mediastinum ratio of MIBG was decreased and
acute washout rate was increased in the acute phase of Takotsubo syndrome extended
abnormal findings of 123I-BMIPP. Such information by cardiac metabolism imaging can
be used as an important tool for detecting myocardial injury and diagnosing disease.
This article aims at providing an updated overview about diagnosis of Takotsubo
syndrome by nuclear cardiology technique.
Keywords: BMIPP, FDG, Fusion imaging, MIBG, Takotsubo syndrome.
