Hybrid SPECT-CT with 99mTc-labeled red blood cell in a case of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: added value over planar scintigraphy

作者：Das Kalpa Jyoti; Sharma Punit; Naswa Niraj; Soundararajan Ramya; Kumar Rakesh^*; Bal Chandrasekhar; Malhotra Arun

来源：Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2013, 19(1): 41-43.

DOI：10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.5811-12.2

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare clinical entity-characterized by multiple-venous malformations (hemangiomas) of the skin and gastrointestinal tract. These : hemangiomas usually cause episodes of occult gastrointestinal bleeding leading to iron deficiency anemia; and also : carry a Significant potential for Serious hemorrhage. The 99mechnetium (99mTc)-labeled red, blood cell scintigraphy has traditionally been utilized in the localization of occult bleeding sites in patients with suspected vascular-Malformations, angiodysplasia, and Meckel's diverticulum. We report the incremental value of 99mTc-labeled red blood cell hybrid single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT) over planar scintigraphy alone in a 12-year-old female patient with BRBNS.

• 出版日期2013-2
• 单位河北医科大学