RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Miscalculated Lung Shunt Fraction for Planning of Hepatic Radioembolization
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.119.234385
DO 10.2967/jnmt.119.234385
A1 Caskey, Justin S
A1 Kay, Matthew Derek
A1 McMillan, Natalie A
A1 Kuo, Phillip H
A1 Woodhead, Gregory J
YR 2019
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2019/12/03/jnmt.119.234385.abstract
AB Yttrium-90 radioembolization is a safe and efficacious treatment option for many patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Potential candidates for radioembolization, based on clinical criteria, undergo technetium-99m labeled macroaggregated albumin imaging to determine the extent of hepatopulmonary shunting. Dose selection is based on results from shunt imaging and can exclude patients from radioembolization therapy. We present a case of miscalculated lung shunt fraction and the circumstances that led to the critical error.