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Imaging of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Pictorial Essay of Pitfalls
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A false negative Meckel's and GI bleed study
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patient presented with guiac positive stool. A pertechnetate scan was
preformed which was negative. A GI bleed study using 99m-Tc labeled RBC
was also negative. A Meckel's diverticulum was found at surgery. |
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| 99m-Tc pertechnetate Meckel's scan: | ||
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| 99m-Tc labeled RBC GI bleed study: | ||
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| LAO (left) and RAO (right) images: | ||
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