• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.203-208
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• 2002

In patients with chronic liver disease, hepatopulmonary syndrome, the right to left shunt without previous pulmonary and cardiac disease, can develope and cause respiratory distress. Tools to prove shunt are contrast echocardiography, pulmonary angiography, and $^{99m}Tc-MAA$ perfusion lung scan. Among them, $^{99m}Tc-MAA$ scan is a simple and safe method detecting the right to left shunt. At the same time, quantitation of shunt amount is possible by this method. We report a case of hepatopulmonary syndrome confirmed by $^{99m}Tc-MAA$ scan and contrast echocardiography with review of literlatures.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.288-290
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• 2001

A 61 year-old woman underwent perfusion and inhalation lung scan for the evaluation of pulmonary thromboembolism. Tc-99m MAA perfusion lung scan showed multiple round hot spots in both lung fields. Tc-99m DTPA aerosol inhalation lung scan and chest radiography taken at the same time showed normal findings (Fig. 1, 2). A repeated perfusion lung scan taken 24 hours later demonstrated no abnormalities (Fig. 3). Hot spots on perfusion lung scan can be caused by microsphere clumping due to faulty injection technique or by radioactive embolization from upper extremity thrombophlebitis after injection. Focal hot spots can signify zones of atelectasis, where the hot spots probably represent a failure of hypoxic vasoconstriction. Artifactual hot spots due to microsphere clumping usually appear to be round and in peripheral location, and the lesions due to a loss of hypoxic vasoconstriction usually appear to be hot uptakes having linear $borders^{1-3)}$. Although these artifactual hot spots have been well-known, we rarely encounter them. This report presents a case with artifactual hot spots due to microsphere clumping on Tc-99m MAA perfusion lung scan.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.155-158
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• 2010

Purpose: $^{99m}Tc$-macroaggregated albumin (MAA) hepatic arterial perfusion scintigraphy was known for useful method to evaluate patients receiving intraarterial chemotherapy for liver cancer. This study evaluate about usefulness of normal liver on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from HCC patients. This study is to see the usefullness of Hepatic Arterial Perfusion Scintigraphy (HAPS) by measuring mass size, shape, lung shunting and tumor to normal ratio (T/N ratio) in relative blood stream of HCC patients compared with HCC on normal liver. Materials and Methods: From June 2009 to September 2009, HAPS studies were performed on 7 patients (men 6, women 1, mean 64) who were diagnosed HCC. HAPS was performed after proper hepatic artery $^{99m}Tc$-MAA of 5 mCi (185 MBq) injection by catheter. We performed anterior, posterior, both lateral view, SPECT of chest and abdomen. Then we set up ROI and calculated lung shunting, T/N ratio for each count, count/pixel (mean value). Results: Tumor and liver size analyzed by ROI of anterior, posterior view are 2.0-10.8 cm (mean 3.75 cm), 8.8-18.5 cm (mean 14.6 cm). T/N ratio analyzed by total tumor and total normal mean value are 2.41-5.76 (mean 3.8). lung shunting analyzed by total liver count is 3.14-13.92% (mean 6.77%). Conclusion: HAPS with $^{99m}Tc$-MAA can evaluate mass size, location, quantitative analysis through T/N ratio. also HAPS can evaluate detection of arteriovenous shunt through lung uptake before radioisotope therapy. Therefore HAPS with $^{99m}Tc$-MAA can be useful method in aspect of evaluation and treatment of HCC.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.18-21
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• 1993

이상에서 $^{99m}Tc$-MAA 도관스캔을 고찰하여 보면 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 1) $^{99m}Tc$-MAA 도관스캔은 반복 시행할 수 있고, 그 방법이 간단하나 도관의 위치를 알아내는데 매우 정확하다. 2) 방사선학적 방법인 혈관조영술은 조영제 주입시 실제 항암제를 주입하는 속도보다 매우 빠르게 주입하므로써 야기될 수 있는 동맥의 연축(spasm), 층류 등의 원인에 의하여 항암제를 주입할 때와 다른 양상을 보여 암종의 헐류분포나 주변의 다른동맥으로 항암제가 주입 되는지의 여부를 정확히 알 수 없는 반면, $^{99m}Tc$-MAA 도관스캔은 항암제 주입속도와 동일하게 주입하므로써 보다 정확하게 암종의 혈류분포나 부작용을 예측할 수 있다. 3) 골반내 종양의 경우와 같이 도관을 양측의 동맥에 삽입하여야 하는 경우에는 암종에 대한 각 동맥으로부터의 혈류분포를 비교하여 항암제의 투여량을 변화시키므로써 치료효과의 상승과부작용의 감소를 꾀할 수 있다. 나아가서 둔부동맥으로의 혈류가 많은 경우에는 둔부동맥을 색전화하여 부작용을 극소화할 수도 있다. 4) 여러 종류의 종양, 특히 간종양의 경우에는 폐의 방사능섭취를 측정하여 종양내 동정맥단락을 정량화 할 수 있어 치료후 그 변화를 관찰하여 치료효과를 추측할 수도 있다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.163-169
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• 1986

Intrapulmonary shunt was measured by $^{99m}Tc$-MAA perfusion tung scan. The study was included 76 patients. Significant amount of intrapulmonary shunt was observed in the pulmonary disease patients and liver disease patients. The shunt amount was correlated well with $PaO_2$ and $AaDO_2$ level. Further study is needed to search the various factors affecting the amount of intrapulmonary shunt.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.67-71
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• 1968

Mercury bromo hydroxy propane-$Hg^{203},\;Tc-^{99m}$ colloidal, $Tc-^{99m}$ per technate (from $Tc-^{99m}$ Generator) were prepared and prepared products were tested their clinical usability to give agreeable results. Labelling of HSA by $Tc^{99m}$ and coagulation of HSA to MAA were conducted on a lab. scale. The iodine containning Radiopharmaceuticals; Hippuran, Sodiumiodide (inj), RISA, MAA, Rosebengal, Triolein, Phosphorus protein and $Mercury^{203}$ neohydrine were prepared by the conventional procedure. Total 206. 4 mC of Radiopharmaceuticals were prepared and 141.910 mC of them were distributed to the major users in this country.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.62-68
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• 1994

This study was aimed to compare the density of the functional microcirculation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with normal liver and to investigate the effect of hepatic-arterial oily chemoembolization (HAE) by radionuclide examination. Methods : Eight patients with HCC proven by biopsy in five, and clinically and radiologically in three were included. The mixture of 2 cc normal saline with three to four mCi of $^{99m}Tc$-MAA was infused through a hepatic-arterial catheter for a minute. Dynamic images were obtained at a rate of 4 sec per frame for a minute, and static images and SPECT were followed. Results : In three patients who underwent hepatic arterial angiography (HAA) alone, radioactivity was markedly increased in tumors compared to the adjacent liver immediately after infusion of $^{99m}Tc$-MAA. The ratios of tumoral and extratumoral up-take (T/E ratio) were above 6.5 (range; $6.5{\sim}l9$, mean; 12.5). In four of the five patients who under-went superselective HAE, T/E ratio were remark-ably decreased ($0.5{\sim}1.3$). The areas of embolization were better delineated in radionuclide study than in postembolization HAA. In the other one who was considered to be embolized completely on HAA, strong radiouptake in the tumor was disclosed (T/E ratio; 7.0). Conclusions : Therefore hepatic-arterial flow study with radionuclide imaging using $^{99m}Tc$-MAA can be a valuable method to assess the accurate embolization effect in HCC.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.293-298
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• 1990

We performed 17 intraarterial scintigraphies in six patients with recurrent cervix cancer. With Seldinger method, the agent (four different radiopharmaceuticals) was perfused at the same speed of infusion of anticancer drugs (25 cc/hour) through internal iliac artery. There were four different radiopharmaceuticals; I-131-Lipiodol, Tc (Technetium)-99m-HSa (Human Serum Albumin), $^{99m}Tc-Sucralfate$ and $^{99m}Tc-MAA$ (Macroaggraegated Albumin). We evaluate the distribution pattern of radioactivity by the use of ratio of Tumor/Extratumor uptake (T/ET ratio). Our results reveals that $^{99m}Tc-MAA$ scan showed the highest T/ET ratio and the other were not ideal agents for intraarterial therapy of recurrent cervix cancer. In conclusion, an ideal radioisotope and tracer which can block capillary, for example MAA, should be re-evaluated or produced in order to treat the patient with recurrent cervix cancer.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.117-121
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• 2001

Pleural effusion due to hepatic cirrhosis with ascites is well known, although hepatic hydrothorax in the absence of ascites is a rare condition, the pathogenesis of which is still unknown. We report a case of hepatic hydrothorax without ascites confirmed by the intraperitoneal injection of Tc-99m mecroaggregated serum albumin (Tc-99m MAA) that demonstrated the passage of Tc-99m MAA into the right pleural cavity.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.36-41
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• 2016

Purpose Sentinel lymphoscintigraphy (SLS) was using only $^{99m}Tc-phytate$. If the supply is interrupted temporarily, there is no alternative radiopharmaceuticals. The aim of this study measure the particle size of radiopharmaceuticals and look for radiopharmaceuticals which can be substituted for $^{99m}Tc-phytate$. Materials and Methods The particle size of radiopharmaceuticals were analyzed by a nano-particle analyzer. This study were selected known radiopharmaceuticals to be useful particle size for SLS. We were divided into control and experimental groups using $^{99m}Tc-DPD$, $^{99m}Tc-MAG3$, $^{99m}Tc-DMSA$ with $^{99m}Tc-phytate$. For in-vivo experiment, radiopharmaceuticals were injected intradermally at both foot to perform lymphoscintigraphy. Imaging was acquired to dynamic and delayed static image and observe the inguinal lymph nodes with the naked eye. Results Particle size was measured respectively Phytate 105~255 nm (81.9%), MAG3 91~255 nm (98.7%), DPD 105~342 nm (77.3%), DMSA 164~ 342 nm (99.2%), MAA 1281~2305 nm (90.6%), DTPA 342~1106 nm (79.4%), and HDP 295~955 nm (94%). In-vivo delayed static image, inguinal lymph nodes of all experiment groups and two control groups are visible to naked eye. however, $^{99m}Tc-MAG3$ of control groups is not visible to naked eye. Conclusion We were analyzed to the particle size of the radiopharmaceuticals that are used in in-vivo. Consequently, $^{99m}Tc-DPD$, $^{99m}Tc-DMSA $are possible in an alternative radiopharmaceuticals of emergency.