title: Poor-quality red blood cell labelling with technetium-99m: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Technetium-99m red blood cell (RBC) venography is a simple and sensitive technique for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb, but optimal labelling of the blood pool is essential for a diagnostic study. Here we report the case of a 44-year-old male with deep vein thrombosis of the right leg. RBC venography of the lower extremities showed poor labelling. In addition we review the literature on the subject.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Department, Capa, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adalet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cantez
mesh_terms: D004912:Erythrocytes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium