Tc-99m galactosyl-neoglycoalbumin hepatic scintigraphy in fulminant hepatic failure

Clin Nucl Med. 1995 Apr;20(4):329-33. doi: 10.1097/00003072-199504000-00009.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Albumins*
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Organotechnetium Compounds*
  • Radionuclide Imaging

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • technetium Tc 99m neogalactoalbumin