Use of a water enema to facilitate localization of gastrointestinal hemorrhage during Tc-99m labeled RBC scintigraphy

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 463-464

  Bennett, Jane S ^a   Cynamon, Jacob ^a   Zuckier, Lionel S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; ERYTHROCYTE TC 99M;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON HEMORRHAGE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC DISEASES; ENEMA; ERYTHROCYTES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; TECHNETIUM; WATER;

EID: 0029956245     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199606000-00006     Document Type: Article

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