Tc-99m galactosyl-neoglycoalbumin hepatic scintigraphy in fulminant hepatic failure.
Tc-99m galactosyl-neoglycoalbumin (NGA) is a new liver imaging agent that specifically binds to a hepatocyte specific membrane receptor, the hepatic binding protein. Scintigraphy with Tc-99m NGA is a noninvasive method that provides functional images of the liver. This report deals with one case of fulminant hepatic failure in which hepatic scintigraphy with Tc-99m NGA predicted hepatic recovery before clinical and biochemical parameters, being a prognostic index in this patient.
Moragas
M
M
Nuclear Medicine Service, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.
Pavía
J
J
Ginés
A
A
Ros
D
D
Solá
M
M
Huguet
M
M
Pons
F
F
Setoain
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000418:Albumins; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D000418:Albumins; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C036586:technetium Tc 99m neogalactoalbumin