TABLE 1

99mTc-MAA Uses in 2000 and 2015

Number
Use20002015
V/Q scan, routine number of particles443 (90.0%)164 (46.7%)
V/Q scan, reduced number of particles46 (9.3%)99 (28.2%)
Peritoneal–venous shunt patency2 (0.4%)1 (0.3%)
Right-to-left cardiac shunt1 (0.2%)
Pulmonary artery stenosis16 (4.6%)
Presurgical evaluation33 (9.4%)
Lung transplants33 (9.4%)
Hepatic artery microsphere eligibility5 (4.6%)
Total492 (100%)351 (100%)