Monitoring hepatic artery spasm for chemotherapeutic infusion by using Tc-99m labeled macroaggregated albumin

Clin Nucl Med. 1983 Mar;8(3):131-2. doi: 10.1097/00003072-198303000-00009.

Abstract

During angiographic placement of an intra-arterial hepatic catheter, a spasm was encountered in the proper hepatic artery. Subsequent angiography, however, revealed normal arteries. Tc-99m MAA intra-arterial infusion was then performed which showed a hepatic artery spasm. Twenty-four hours after the initial hepatic arterial spasm, a repeat injection of Tc-99m MAA revealed that the spasm was no longer present and, therefore, that intra-arterial chemotherapy could be administered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Hepatic Artery* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial / adverse effects*
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Serum Albumin*
  • Spasm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spasm / etiology
  • Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
  • Technetium*

Substances

  • Serum Albumin
  • Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
  • Technetium
  • Doxorubicin