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SCINTIGRAPHIC GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING LOCALIZATION WITH 99m Tc‐LABELED RED BLOOD CELLS
Author(s) -
Metcalf DVM Michael R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1987.tb01733.x
Subject(s) - melena , scintigraphy , gastrointestinal bleeding , nuclear medicine , medicine , technetium 99m , technetium , technetium 99 , gamma camera , isotopes of technetium , radiology
Ten scintigraphic gastrointestinal bleeding localization examinations were done in nine dogs. All dogs had clinical evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding prior to or on the day of the examination. Scintigraphy was done by in vivo labeling of red blood cells with 99m Technetium and imaging serially with a gamma camera over a 21‐hour period. Of the nine dogs, four case history reports are presented. Three of these dogs had positive scintigraphic examinations. One dog had a negative scan but was later shown to have been ingesting material that mimicked the appearance of melena.