Published November 1984
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Journal article
Abdominal scanning with Tc-99m red blood cells. False-positive study due to ectopic kidney
Description
Abdominal scanning with Tc-99m red blood cells performed in a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding demonstrated a localized area of increased activity in the pelvic region that simulated either bleeding in a mass or encapsulated bleeding. Contrast angiography confirmed that the bleeding was due to a right ectopic kidney
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Clin. Nucl. Med.
- Journal Volume
- 9
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Series
- Clin. Nucl. Med.
- Journal Page Range
- 616-618
- ISSN
- 0363-9762
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16077788
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABDOMEN; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMORRHAGE; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; KIDNEYS; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; TECHNETIUM 99; TRACER TECHNIQUES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY; BODY AREAS; BODY FLUIDS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIOISOTOPES; SYMPTOMS; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES