Abstract
Trans-arterial radioembolization (TARE) is an established treatment for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases from Carcinoma of gastrointestinal tract. Radiation-induced toxicity to the lung parenchyma is the dose-limiting factor in TARE. Pretreatment hepatopulmonary shunt (HPS) is estimated by gamma camera method by transarterial administration of 370MBq 99mTc macro aggregated albumin. We have developed HPS software on XELERIS-1.123 workstation, GE medical systems, Milwaukee, USA, for accurate calculation of HPS. This software has also been tested on a higher version of XELERIS workstation, and it has been found to work well in all versions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 366-372 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | World Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hepatopulmonary shunt
- transarterial radioembolization
- Y-90 microspheres