Subgroup | Free 99mTc-pertechnetate | 99mTc-MAA | Equivocal | No gastric uptake |
1 | 14* | 4† | 7‡ | 60¶ |
2 | 0 | 2§ | 0 | 84║ |
↵* Aberrant vessels were detected and coiled in 3 patients, 2 patients were excluded from treatment because of other contraindications, and 1 patient developed gastrointestinal ulcer. Remaining patients (8/14) experienced no relevant side effects after treatment.
↵† One patient proved to have only intrahepatic accumulation in left lobe of liver, 1 developed gastrointestinal ulcer, and 2 were excluded from treatment.
↵‡ Aberrant vessels were detected and coiled in 2 patients, 1 patient was excluded from treatment because of deteriorated liver function, 2 patients developed gastrointestinal ulcer, and 2 patients experienced no relevant side effects after treatment.
↵§ Aberrant vessels were detected and coiled in 11 patients, 9 patients were excluded from treatment because of other contraindications, and 2 patient developed gastrointestinal ulcer. Remaining 38 patients experienced no relevant side effects after treatment.
↵║ Aberrant vessels were detected and coiled in both patients.
↵¶ Aberrant vessels were detected and coiled in 5 patients.