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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, Taoyuan County, TW;
Mei-Hui Wang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Wuu-Jyh Lin, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chuan-Yi Chien, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hung-Man Yu, Taoyuan County, TW;
Reiko Takasaka Lee, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yuan-Chuan Lee, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A test indicator for quantifying remaining liver function is provided. A novel liver receptor imaging agent with liver targeting property is utilized to develop a method for quantifying remaining liver function to serve as test indicator for judging the liver failure outcome in clinic, particularly for judging the necessity of liver transplantation for patients with liver failure or liver disease. The radioactivity uptake of the test indicator was negatively correlated with the extent of liver reserve. The cutoff value of liver reserve for liver transplantation is also disclosed.