MATERIALSAND METHODS PatientswithHCC (histology-provenorwithraisedalpha-fe
toproteinof over 500 pg/literandultrasoundevidenceof a liver tumor) who …

Methods: Our previousassessment of the degrees of lung shunting using intra-arterial"" Tc-
macroaggregated albumin in 125 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was …

Abstract Between October 1990 and March 1993, 124 patients who had hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) underwent diagnostic pharmaco-scintigraphy with hepatic intraarterial …

One hundred eighty-four 99mTc-labeled macroaggregated albumin (99mTc-MAA) perfusion
studies were carried out in 39 patients with histologically proven primary (four) and …

The selective delivery of a high dose of radiation to malignant hepatic tumours by infusion of
non-biodegradable yttrium-90 (90Y) microspheres via the hepatic artery while sparing the …

Direct hepatic artery infusions of chemotherapeutic agents have been used for the treatment
of hepatic metastases with some evidence of an increase in survival. Reports of response …

Pulmonary Uptake of Technetium 99m Macroaggregated Albumin: A Predictor of Gastrointestinal
Toxicity During Hepatic Artery Perfu Page 1 Pulmonary Uptake of Technetium 99m …

Current standard practice for radioembolization treatment planning makes use of nuclear
medicine imaging (NMI) of 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin (99mTc-MAA) arterial …

Purpose To evaluate whether technetium-99 (99m Tc)-labeled macroaggregated albumin
(MAA) can predict subsequent yttrium-90 (90 Y) distribution and imaging response in …

Radioembolization with 90Y microspheres is a novel treatment for hepatic tumors.
Generally, hepatic arteriography and 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin (MAA) scanning are …