99mTc-MAA Scintigraphy for Assessing Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump: The Rate Being a Snare
Abstract For liver-directed parenteral therapies in cholangiocarcinoma and colorectal liver metastases, the hepatic arterial infusion pumps (HAIPs) are used to maximize the drug concentrations within the malignant tumors. The patency and normal functioning of the HAIP system is assessed by radionuclide imaging with 99mTc-MAA. We bring forth a relatively rare instance where the rate of infusion of the radiopharmaceutical determines the appearance of the hepatogram in the scan.
Authors
- Justin Jacobs
- Ravinder K. Grewal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5337-2161)
- Adithya Hari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1511-0648)
- Shalini Chhabra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-5783)
Institutions
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1810008
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute