Hepatic Artery Aneurysm on Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Scintigraphy

An abdominal scan with Tc-99m RBC was performed on an 86-year-old man who was hospitalized for lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Data were acquired continuously for 60 minutes, and the study was reviewed from a cine display. A persistent focus of abnormal activity was seen in the right upper quadrant...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2000-12, Vol.25 (12), p.1039-1040
Main Authors: KANG, PREET S, CARIDE, VICENTE J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm - complications
Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Erythrocytes
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Hepatic Artery - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Radionuclide Imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Technetium
Ultrasonography
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Summary:An abdominal scan with Tc-99m RBC was performed on an 86-year-old man who was hospitalized for lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Data were acquired continuously for 60 minutes, and the study was reviewed from a cine display. A persistent focus of abnormal activity was seen in the right upper quadrant under the liver. Differential possibilities included aneurysm, varix, hepatic hemangioma, and possible bleeding into a cavity, diverticulum, or the gallbladder. A computed tomographic scan and Doppler ultrasound of the abdomen acquired 16 months earlier showed a hepatic artery aneurysm.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-200012000-00022