Figure 2.
Intraarterial calcium stimulation. Graphs show insulin (A) and gastrin (B) levels from our patient with a neuroendocrine tumor in the head of the pancreas. After infusion of calcium gluconate into selected arteries [superior mesenteric artery (SMA), mid splenic artery, proximal splenic artery, gastroduodenal artery (GDA), left hepatic artery, and right hepatic artery], insulin levels were assayed from blood samples taken at various time intervals from the right hepatic vein.