title: Dynamic hepatic scintigraphy in colorectal cancer.
abstract: The clinical usefulness of the hepatic perfusion index (HPI) at the time of presentation has been evaluated in patients with colorectal cancer. In 83 consecutive patients, the HPI was abnormally elevated in 34 of 37 (93%) patients with overt metastases. This study confirms that the HPI is elevated in most patients with overt hepatic metastases. Long-term follow-up of patients with abnormal HPI and no obvious liver metastases is continuing.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hemingway
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bessent
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McKillop
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: McArdle
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
chemical_list: D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin