Menstruation Confounding the Correct Interpretation of 99mTc-RBC Bleeding Scan
Guanyun Wang,
Xia Lu,
Wei Wang
et al.
Abstract:99mTc-RBC bleeding scan in a 17-year-old adolescent girl showed an increased focal activity in the pelvis. However, SPECT/CT showed that this activity was located in the uterus, which was considered a normal variant considering that the patient was in her fourth day of the menstrual period. Subsequent 99mTcO4
− Meckel scan showed the typical characteristic of ectopic gastric mucosa in the small bowel. Postsurgical pathology confirmed the diagnosis of ectopic gastric mucosa. This case… Show more
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