Technetium-99m-labeled red blood cell scans in the investigation of gastrointestinal bleeding

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 750-754

  Emslie, Jossalyn T ^a   Zarnegar, Kousha ^a   Siegel, Michael E ^a   Beart Jr , Robert W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal bleeding; Localization; Red blood cell (RBC) scan; Technetium

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 0030054384     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02054439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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