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Vol. 37. Issue 5.
Pages 285-289 (September - October 2018)
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Vol. 37. Issue 5.
Pages 285-289 (September - October 2018)
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Different uptake of 123I-MIBG in the two main liver lobes: A persistant unsolved mistery
Diferente captación de 123I-MIBG en los dos lóbulos hepáticos principales: un misterio persistente sin resolver
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Mattia Bonacinaa,
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, Domenico Albanoa, Nathalie Steimbergb, Giovanni Bosioa, Luca Camonic, Francesco Bertagnac, Raffaele Giubbinic, Giovanna Mazzolenib
a Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy
b Tissue Engineering Unit, Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
c Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Purpose

After radiopharmaceutical injection, a heightened 123I-MIBG concentration is frequently observed in the left hepatic lobe compared to the right one, but the reason of this finding remains unknown. Our aim was to retrospectively analyze the different 123I-MIBG uptake pattern between the two hepatic lobes and correlate our results with some epidemiological/clinical features.

Methods

Ninety-four 123I-MIBG scintigraphies from 71 patients were selected. Regions of interest were drawn in the right and left lobes using transverse tomographic sections and left to right activity ratios (L/R ratio) were calculated at 6 and 24h after radiotracer administration.

Results

Twenty-seven examinations were positive for hypermetabolic lesions while the remaining 67 were negative. In all cases mean early and delayed L/R ratios were greater than 1.00; average early L/R ratio was 1.37 and delayed L/R ratio 1.52. The delayed L/R ratio was significantly higher than the early one. There was no difference in the L/R ratios with regard to age, gender, primary disease and result of scintigraphy.

Conclusions

123I-MIBG uptake was higher in left hepatic lobe compared to right and this ratio did not correlate with any epidemiological or clinical feature. The reason of this metabolic is not yet explained and some biomolecular hypotheses could be tested in 3D dynamic in vitro models.

Keywords:
123I-MIBG
Liver lobes
SPECT/CT
Liver physiology
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Objetivo

Después de la inyección del radiofármaco se observa con frecuencia una concentración incrementada de 123I-MIBG en el lóbulo hepático izquierdo en comparación con el derecho, pero la razón de este hallazgo sigue siendo desconocida. Nuestro objetivo fue analizar retrospectivamente el patrón de absorción de 123I-MIBG entre los dos lóbulos hepáticos y correlacionar nuestros resultados con algunas características epidemiológicas/clínicas.

Material y métodos

Se seleccionaron noventa y cuatro gammagrafías 123I-MIBG de 71 pacientes. Las regiones de interés se dibujaron en los lóbulos derecho e izquierdo utilizando secciones tomográficas transversales y se calcularon relaciones de actividad de izquierda a derecha (relación I/D) a las 6 y 24 horas de la administración del radiofármaco.

Resultados

Veintisiete exámenes fueron positivos para lesiones hipermetabólicas, mientras que los 67 restantes fueron negativos. En todos los casos, las relaciones medias de I/D temprana y tardía fueron superiores a 1; la relación I/D temprana media fue de 1,37 y la relación I/D tardía de 1,52. La relación I/D tardía fue significativamente mayor que la precoz. No hubo diferencias en la relación I/D con respecto a la edad, sexo, enfermedad primaria y resultado de la gammagrafía.

Conclusiones

La absorción de 123I-MIBG fue mayor en el lóbulo hepático izquierdo en comparación con el derecho y esta relación no se correlacionó con ninguna característica epidemiológica o clínica. La razón de este metabolismo todavía no se ha explicado, y algunas hipótesis biomoleculares podrían ser probadas en modelos 3D dinámicos in vitro.

Palabras clave:
123I-MIBG
Lóbulos hepáticos
SPECT/TC
Fisiología hepática

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