title: Tc-99m galactosyl-neoglycoalbumin hepatic scintigraphy in fulminant hepatic failure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Service, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moragas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pavía
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ginés
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solá
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Setoain
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C036586:technetium Tc 99m neogalactoalbumin