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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 152-162 |
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Tc-99m macro aggregated albumin scintigraphy - indications other than pulmonary embolism: A pictorial essay
Sunny J Gandhi, Sanjay Babu, Padma Subramanyam, Palaniswamy Shanmuga Sundaram
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PETCT, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Sunny J Gandhi
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PETCT, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS Lane, Ponekkara, Kochi - 682 041, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.119546
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Introduction: Tc-99m macro aggregated albumin (MAA) is synonymous for lung perfusion scintigraphy and is part of the study in the evaluation of pulmonary thromboembolism. We wanted to highlight the utilities of Tc-99m MAA other than pulmonary embolism as a pictorial assay. Materials and Methods: Patients referred for Tc-99m MAA scintigraphy under various indications were included in this pictorial essay. Commercially available TechneScan LyoMAA cold kit from Mallinckrodt Medical B.V., Holland was used. Acquisition protocols for different indications are described in this article. Different clinical indications (e.g., pulmonary artery stenosis, hepatopulmonary syndrome, FEV1 calculation in lung surgery planning, selective internal radiation therapy planning, venography for deep venous thrombosis, left to right cardiac shunts, etc.) where Tc-99m MAA scintigraphy was asked for; how it helped in different clinical scenarios and how it can be used clinically is explained with unique and interesting case examples and images. We also reviewed the literature to look for certain remote indications of MAA imaging for the sake of completion like - (shunt scintigraphy, peritoneopleural communication, etc.) Conclusion: Tc-99m MAA is a very useful radiopharmaceutical, which can be used for many other indications apart from the commonly used indication of lung perfusion scan in pulmonary embolism. It can provide useful clinical information in other indications, which we try to highlight in this article. |
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