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Title: Serendipitous detection of an errant central venous catheter

Journal Article · · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

The inappropriate placement of a patient's central venous catheter in the pleural space by the serendipitous injection of Tc-99m labeled red blood cells through the catheter during a GI bleeding study was discovered. Position and patency of central venous lines can be incidentally evaluated by using existing central venous catheters for administration of radiopharmaceuticals during radionuclide imaging studies.

OSTI ID:
5860527
Journal Information:
Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English