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  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Oncology

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  • Transarterial radioembolization with yttrium-90 (90Y) is a standard treatment for liver cancer.
  • Imaging 90Y distribution post-treatment is essential for assessing delivery and patient outcomes.
  • Bremsstrahlung radiation and positrons are emitted during 90Y decay, enabling imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of different imaging modalities for visualizing 90Y distribution after radioembolization.
  • To compare the diagnostic capabilities of SPECT/CT and PET/CT for post-treatment imaging.
  • To determine the optimal imaging approach for routine clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing gamma cameras for bremsstrahlung imaging and PET/CT or PET/MR scanners for positron imaging.
  • Implementing optimized imaging protocols for SPECT/CT to overcome inherent limitations.
  • Analyzing image quality, signal-to-noise ratios, and quantitative accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Bremsstrahlung imaging with SPECT/CT can provide clinically adequate images with optimized protocols, despite inherent limitations.
  • PET imaging demonstrates superiority over SPECT for quantitative assessment of 90Y distribution.
  • PET/CT and PET/MR scanners effectively image positrons for dose quantification.

Conclusions:

  • PET imaging is superior for quantitative dosimetry and understanding dose-response relationships in 90Y radioembolization.
  • The availability of PET imaging is a significant barrier to its routine use.
  • Optimized SPECT/CT protocols are sufficient for subjective post-therapy imaging in most cases.