metaiodobenzylguanidine


metaiodobenzylguanidine

(mĕt″ă-ī-ō″dō-bĕn″zĭl-gwah′nĭ-dēn″),

MIBG

A precursor of a neurotransmitter that is used for a variety of nuclear medicine studies, including the detection of neuroectodermal tumors (e.g., neuroblastoma or pheochromocytoma) and myocardial perfusion imaging.