RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evaluation of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome with <sup>99m</sup>Tc-Macroaggregated Albumin Scintigraphy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 377
OP 378
DO 10.2967/jnmt.122.264190
VO 50
IS 4
A1 Fathima Fijula Palot Manzil
A1 Iqbal Haq
A1 Xiaofei Wang
YR 2022
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/50/4/377.abstract
AB Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterized by intrapulmonary vascular dilatation causing hypoxemia in patients with liver disease. 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin (99mTc-MAA) scintigraphy has diagnostic value in suspected hepatopulmonary syndrome by detecting a clinically significant right-to-left shunt. In the presence of cirrhosis, 99mTc-MAA scanning with extrapulmonary organ visualization is specific for intrapulmonary shunting. 99mTc-MAA scintigraphy also provides the added value of quantification of the shunt.