RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Scintigraphy of Patient with Hematochezia
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.113.132746
DO 10.2967/jnmt.113.132746
A1 Graner, Brian
A1 Van Houten, Nichole
A1 Balon, Helena
YR 2014
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2014/01/26/jnmt.113.132746.abstract
AB Gastrointestinal bleeding can result in significant morbidity. Scintigraphy plays an important role in detecting, localizing, and grading the bleed. Effective scintigraphic evaluation of gastrointestinal bleeding can be complicated by its intermittent nature and the patient’s hemodynamic instability. Dynamic evaluation, delayed imaging, and an understanding of the labeling process are necessary tools to help improve detection rate and localization.