CHANGING USE PATTERNS FOR (99m)Tc MAA FROM 2000 TO 2015.

Conclusion: Comparing 2015 to 2000, lung scans for PE decreased 46% from 489 to 263, apparently due to CTA, while other uses rose from 3 to 88. Use of reduced number of particles rose significantly from 9% to 47% of (99m)Tc MAA doses. Although the total number of (99m)Tc MAA doses dropped 29% from 492 to 351, (99m)Tc MAA remains an important radiopharmaceutical for both PE and other uses. PMID: 28408704 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: J Nucl Med Technol Source Type: research