@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00022552,
 author = {Ohno, Yasuharu and Ishida, Haruo and Hayashi, Akira and Kamagata, Shoichiro and Hirobe, SeiichiFuchimoto  Yasushi and Ishii, Katsumi},
 issue = {4},
 journal = {Acta medica Nagasakiensia},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {In this study, we attempted to evaluate the dynamic function of graft livers after a living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using technetium-99m-galactosyl-human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) scintigraphy. We performed 99mTc-GSA scintigraphy 24 times in a total of 15 pediatric patients following LDLT. The age at examination (mean±standard deviation) was 7.3±5.54 years. The median interval between the examination and LDLT was 42 months. We converted the time activity curve for the graft to a horizontal mirror image curve and calculated the mean transit time (MTT) and depicted the functional image. The whole graft MTT showed a significant correlation with the receptor index (r=?0.528, p=0.014), total bilirubin (r=0.470, p=0.032) and cholinesterase (r=?0.641, p<0.014), and a marginally significant correlation with the clearance index (r=0.424, p=0.056). The functional image was quite useful for making a visual evaluation of the regional dynamic distribution of 99mTc-GSA in the graft. We thus consider this modality a valuable adjunct for evaluating the regional deterioration of the dynamic function of the liver following liver transplantation., Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 2004, 49(4), p.137-141},
 pages = {137--141},
 title = {Quantitative Evaluation of the Regional Dynamic Function of Hepatocytes after Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using 99mTc-GSA: A Preliminary Report},
 volume = {49},
 year = {2004}
}