Placental localization in abdominal pregnancy using technetium-99m-labeled red blood cells.
In a patient with third trimester abdominal pregnancy with fetal demise, technetium-99m-labeled erythrocytes (99mTc-RBCs) localized the placenta preoperatively, after nonvisualization by ultrasonography and arteriography. Extrauterine placental localization by blood-pool imaging may be useful when ultrasound fails.
Martin
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Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
Payan
J M
JM
Jones
J S
JS
Buse
M G
MG
D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D013667:Technetium