Scintigraphic diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding with /sup 99/mTc-labeled blood-pool agents

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5504256

Miskowiak, J; Nielsen, S L; Munck, O

Abdominal scintigraphy with /sup 99/mTc-labeled albumin or red blood cells was used in 68 patients to localize gastrointestinal bleeding or confirm that it had stopped. Acute, active bleeding was identified in 33 patients; characteristic patterns of bleeding from the stomach, biliary passages, small intestine, and colon are shown. Sensitivity was 0.86 (95% confidence limits, 0.57-0.98) and specificity was 1.0 (95% confidence limits, 0.82-1.0) in 33 patients who had scintigraphy and endoscopy performed in succession. Abdominal scintigraphy appears to be a valuable supplement to conventional diagnostic methods. In upper gastrointestinal bleeding, scintigraphy should be considered when endoscopy fails. In lower intestinal bleeding, scintigraphy should be the method of choice.

• Research Organization: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Denmark
• OSTI ID: 5504256
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 141:2; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BODY FLUIDS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ERYTHROCYTES
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
HEMORRHAGE
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PROTEINS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SYMPTOMS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES