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99mTc-MAA Scintigraphy for Assessing Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump: The Rate Being a Snare

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: For liver-directed parenteral therapies in cholangiocarcinoma and colorectal liver metastases, the hepatic arterial infusion pumps (HAIPs) are used to maximize the drug concentrations within the malignant tumors. The patency and normal functioning of the HAIP system is assessed by radionuclide imaging with 99mTc-MAA. We bring forth a relatively rare instance where the rate of infusion of the radiopharmaceutical determines the appearance of the hepatogram in the scan.

Source: World Journal of Nuclear Medicine

DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1810008

Authors: Adithya Hari, Justin Jacobs, Shalini Chhabra, Ravinder K. Grewal

Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute