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Lung perfusion imaging in hepatopulmonary syndrome using 99mTc macroaggregated albumin
被引:7
|作者:
Surasi, Devaki Shilpa
[1
]
Manapragada, Padma
[1
]
Bhambhvani, Pradeep
[1
]
机构:
[1] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Radiol, Birmingham, AL 35487 USA
关键词:
Hepatopulmonary syndrome;
Tc-99m macroaggregated albumin;
lung shunt;
SCAN;
D O I:
10.1007/s12350-014-9990-5
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Hepatopulmonary syndrome is a serious pulmonary vascular complication in patients with chronic liver disease. It constitutes a triad of chronic liver disease, increased alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient, and evidence of intrapulmonary shunt (IPS). The diagnosis of IPS can be made by bubble echocardiography, technetium-99m-labeled macroaggregated albumin (Tc-99m-MAA) scintigraphy or pulmonary arteriography. Though echocardiography is a sensitive screening test, MAA scintigraphy can also quantify the extent of shunting.
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页码:586 / 588
页数:3
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