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- Title
Excessive Hepatic Arterial-portal Venous Shunting May Predict Failure of Microparticle Localization in Hepatocellular Carcinomas.
- Authors
Andrew Eik Hock Tan; Yung Hsiang Kao; Wanying Xie
- Abstract
Locoregional treatment of hepatocellular carcinomas using yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres is an emerging modality, and involves the administration of such radioactive particles directly into the hepatic arterial vasculature. We present the case of a 58-year-old gentleman undergoing evaluation for Y-90 microsphere therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, in which our findings suggest that significant hepatic arterial portal venous shunting-detected during the angiogram maybe a predictor of poor localization of microspheres in the turmor, and that centers that utilize body surface area (BSA) approaches for dosimetry should take note of such findings.
- Publication
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
1450-1147
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.4103/1450-1147.113966