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Tc-99m MAA lung shunt study (pre-TARE)
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- lung shunt fraction study
Videos and resources
- PageThe value of 99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT for lung shunt estimation in...link.springer.com
- Page(PDF) Quantifying lung shunting during planning for radio-embolizationacademia.edu
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“pre-dosing intra-arterial Tc-99m MAA scan should be performed to determine both the possibility of shunting to the lungs” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 26)