Published April 1986 | Version v1
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Appearance of a large mesenteric varix on a technetium-99m red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding study

Creators

  • 1. Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Description

Detection of gastrointestinal bleeding using Tc-99m labeled RBCs has proven to be clinically useful although false-positive images associated with abnormal vascularity remain problematic. The scintigraphic appearance of a large mesenteric varix is presented, and its potential confusion with gastrointestinal bleeding is discussed. Correlative CT and angiographic images are presented

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Clin. Nucl. Med.
Journal Issue
no.4
Series
Clin. Nucl. Med.
ISSN
0363-9762
CODEN
CNMED

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17072827
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; ERRORS; ERYTHROCYTES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMORRHAGE; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; SCINTISCANNING; TECHNETIUM 99
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY FLUIDS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; SYMPTOMS; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES