SCINTIGRAPHY WITH IN-111-LABELED RED-CELLS IN INTERMITTENT GASTROINTESTINAL-BLEEDING

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  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 21  (9) , 844-845
Abstract
The site of active intermittent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding was not found in a patient until abdominal scintigrams with 111In-labeled red cells suggested that the bleeding was in the ascending colon. Right hemicolectomy abolished the hemorrhages. The binding of 111In to the red cells is such that vascular activity could be clearly seen over 5 days. 111In-labeled red cells might provide an excellent tracer to locate intermittent active GI bleeding.

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