Computed tomography hepatic arteriography has a hepatic falciform artery detection rate that is much higher than that of digital subtraction angiography and 99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT: Implications for planning 90Y radioembolization?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3979-3984

  Burgmans, M C ^a   Too, C W ^a   Kao, Y H ^a   Goh, A S W ^a   Chow, P K H ^a,b,c   Tan, B S ^a   Tay, K H ^a   Lo, R H G ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

99mTc macroaggregated albumin SPECT CT; Computed tomography hepatic arteriography; Digital subtraction angiography; Hepatic falciform artery; Radioembolization

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; TECHNETIUM 99M; YTTRIUM 90;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY HEPATIC ARTERIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC FALCIFORM ARTERY; HUMAN; LIVER ARTERIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84869884712     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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