Radionuclide localization of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Journal Article · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.139.2.6971455· OSTI ID:5587234

Winzelberg, G G; Froelich, J W; McKusick, K A; Waltman, A C; Greenfield, A J; Athanasoulis, C A; Strauss, H W

The authors prospectively evaluated the usefulness of abdominal radionuclide scintigraphy using 99mTc-labeled red cells as a means of monitoring for intermittent gastrointestinal bleeding over a 24-hour period in both control and actively bleeding populations. Of 32 patients with documented hemorrhage, 29 had positive scintiscans (sensitivity, 91%; 9% false negatives). Of 18 nonbleeding patients, 17 had negative scintiscans (specificity, 95%; 5% false positives). 12 of 29 patients bled from 6 to 24 hours after the study was begun. Scintiscans were positive in patients with transfusion requirements of greater than or equal to 500 ml/24 hr. The authors conclude that abdominal scintigraphy with 99mTc-labeled red cells is an effective method of detecting gastrointestinal bleeding.

• OSTI ID: 5587234
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 139:2; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AGE GROUPS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ERYTHROCYTES
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
HEMORRHAGE
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
SCINTISCANNING
SYMPTOMS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TIME DEPENDENCE
USES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES