Inferior Vena Cava Filter Thrombus: a Possible Cause of an Unanticipated Finding of (99m)Tc-labeled Red Blood Cell Scintigraphy.
(99m)Tc-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy, a sensitive and specific diagnostic test, is useful for patients suspected of suffering from active gastrointestinal bleeding. This study follows a case of a patient who was suspected of gastrointestinal bleeding after an inferior vena cava filter was inserted due to a deep vein thrombosis of the femoral vein. To evaluate an exact focus of bleeding, (99m)Tc-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy was executed. Herein, an unanticipated finding of (99m)Tc-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy probably due to a thrombus on the inferior vena cava filter is reported.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Heesung
H
Song
Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Joon Hyouk
JH
Choi
Department of Radiation Oncology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Aran 13gil 15, Jeju-si, 690-767 Republic of Korea.
Young Suk
YS
Kim
Bleeding; Deep vein thrombosis; Gastrointestinal; Red blood cells; Scintigraphy