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Gallbladder visualization during technetium-99m RBC blood pool imaging. Case report and literature review

Journal Article · · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
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Gallbladder visualization occurred after a Tc-99m red blood cell (RBC) cardiac gated blood pool scan. To date, seven cases of gallbladder visualization after the intravenous injection of Tc-99m RBCs have been reported. In the previous six patients the gallbladder was visualized incidentally during a search for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. All of the patients were anemic, six of seven had chronic renal failure, and five of seven had received multiple blood transfusions. When interpreting GI bleeding scans in patients with anemia and renal failure, awareness of the possibility of gallbladder visualization in the delayed images is important to avoid false-positive results. 3 references.
Research Organization:
George Washington Univ. Medical Center, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
6799318
Journal Information:
Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 13:7; ISSN CNMED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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