Scintigraphic detection of occult hemorrhage in a patient receiving anticoagulants.
The exact location of hemorrhage complicating anticoagulant therapy is sometimes difficult to establish. We present a case in which imaging with 99mTc-labeled red cells had a significant role in the diagnosis of soft-tissue bleeding in a paraplegic patient receiving long-term anticoagulation.
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D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002081:Buttocks; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013667:Technetium; D013848:Thigh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000925:Anticoagulants; D013667:Technetium