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Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Scintigraphy
1Dr. Mark Tulchinsky
The Revised SNMMI Guideline for
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Scintigraphy
Mark Tulchinsky, MD, FACNM
Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA
Mark.Tulchinsky@gmail.com
Mark Tulchinsky, MD, FACNM
Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA
Mark.Tulchinsky@gmail.com
Disclosure: No Conflict of Interest to Report
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy
(GIBS):
Educational Objectives
• Learning proper indications for GIBS
• Learning optimal technique for GIBS
• Learning how to set up a system for the
most effective diagnosis and treatment
• Learning the diagnostic criteria for GIBS
• Learning SPECT/CT advantages
• Learning proper indications for GIBS
• Learning optimal technique for GIBS
• Learning how to set up a system for the
most effective diagnosis and treatment
• Learning the diagnostic criteria for GIBS
• Learning SPECT/CT advantages
Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Scintigraphy
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American Gastroenterological Association
(AGA) Institute Technical Review on
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
GASTROENTEROLOGY
2007;133:1697–1717
Where is GIBS?!
NOWHERE!!!!
It is up to us
to change it
to …
NOW
HERE!!!
Why is GIBS Underappreciated
and Underutilized?
• It is done when all else fails (“low yield
cohort”), which sets it up for being rarely
positive or clinically useful (i.e. failure)
• Technique varies, often suboptimal
–Missing bleeds
–Errors localizing bleeding bowel segment
• No a priori management action plan for
positive scan, leading to “thinking” delays,
meantime bleeding stops, resulting in
negative Angio …and disappointment
• It is done when all else fails (“low yield
cohort”), which sets it up for being rarely
positive or clinically useful (i.e. failure)
• Technique varies, often suboptimal
–Missing bleeds
–Errors localizing bleeding bowel segment
• No a priori management action plan for
positive scan, leading to “thinking” delays,
meantime bleeding stops, resulting in
negative Angio …and disappointment
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Scintigraphy
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GI Bleeding Scan:
Indications
 The main indication – determine the activity &
location of mid/low, obscure overt GI bleeding
Is it active (extravasation is happening now!)?
If active, is it in the small (how far from ligament of
Treitz or the pylorus) or large (left, transverse, right,
or the colon/rectosigmoid) bowel?
 Times and guides intervention
(angiography vs. endoscopy vs. surgery)
• The results can be used to estimate the rate of mid/low
GI bleeding, which could be prognostic of outcome.
However, this is not a common or recognized indication.
 The main indication – determine the activity &
location of mid/low, obscure overt GI bleeding
Is it active (extravasation is happening now!)?
If active, is it in the small (how far from ligament of
Treitz or the pylorus) or large (left, transverse, right,
or the colon/rectosigmoid) bowel?
 Times and guides intervention
(angiography vs. endoscopy vs. surgery)
• The results can be used to estimate the rate of mid/low
GI bleeding, which could be prognostic of outcome.
However, this is not a common or recognized indication.
GI Bleeding Scintigraphy
Not Indicated For:
• It is not indicated in the upper GI
bleeding where EGD is the main
diagnostic method
–Yet, we occasionally would see upper GI
bleeding on GIBS because clinical
assessment can be misleading
• GIBS is not an appropriate study for
obscure occult GI bleeding
• It is not indicated in the upper GI
bleeding where EGD is the main
diagnostic method
–Yet, we occasionally would see upper GI
bleeding on GIBS because clinical
assessment can be misleading
• GIBS is not an appropriate study for
obscure occult GI bleeding
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Scintigraphy
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The Traditional Classification:
Upper Versus Lower GI Bleeding
• GI bleeding has been defined as upper
or lower GI bleeding based on the
location of the bleeding either proximal
or distal to the ligament of Treitz
• The above division may be too simplistic
• GI bleeding has been defined as upper
or lower GI bleeding based on the
location of the bleeding either proximal
or distal to the ligament of Treitz
• The above division may be too simplistic
The Contemporary Classification :
Upper, Mid, Lower GI Bleeding
• Upper GI bleeding – site is above the
ampulla of Vater, within the reach of an
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Mid GI bleeding – site is in the small
intestine, from the ampulla of Vater to
the terminal ileum, best investigated by
capsule endoscopy, push enteroscopy
and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE)
• Lower GI bleeding – the site is in the
colon, evaluated by colonoscopy
• Upper GI bleeding – site is above the
ampulla of Vater, within the reach of an
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Mid GI bleeding – site is in the small
intestine, from the ampulla of Vater to
the terminal ileum, best investigated by
capsule endoscopy, push enteroscopy
and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE)
• Lower GI bleeding – the site is in the
colon, evaluated by colonoscopy
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Scintigraphy
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Tools for Upper and Middle GI Bleeds:
The “Must-Know” Basics
ProcedureProcedure
1. Esophagogastro-
duodenoscopy
2. Push Enteroscopy
3. Balloon-Assisted
Enteroscopy (BAE)
4. Capsule Endoscopy
1. Esophagogastro-
duodenoscopy
2. Push Enteroscopy
3. Balloon-Assisted
Enteroscopy (BAE)
4. Capsule Endoscopy
ApplicationApplication
1. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+)
o Reach – mouth to the
Ligament of Treitz
2. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+)
o Reach – mouth to about 60-
150 cm (with overtube) distal
to the ligament of Treitz
3. Dx (4+) and Rx (3+)
o Reach – entire small bowel
4. Diagnostic (4+), No
therapeutic use
o Reach – entire bowel
1. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+)
o Reach – mouth to the
Ligament of Treitz
2. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+)
o Reach – mouth to about 60-
150 cm (with overtube) distal
to the ligament of Treitz
3. Dx (4+) and Rx (3+)
o Reach – entire small bowel
4. Diagnostic (4+), No
therapeutic use
o Reach – entire bowel
GI Bleeding Scan:
The Ideal Radiotracer
Characteristics
• The tracer tags and stays in the
intravascular blood pool
• No or negligible excretion into bowel
• If extravasated into bowel, it shouldn't
be reabsorbed
• The tracer should not be taken up in
abdominal organs to obscure bowel
(kidneys, uterus, adrenals, liver, spleen)
• Good imaging characteristics (99mTc-x)
• Radiation dose should be low
• The tracer tags and stays in the
intravascular blood pool
• No or negligible excretion into bowel
• If extravasated into bowel, it shouldn't
be reabsorbed
• The tracer should not be taken up in
abdominal organs to obscure bowel
(kidneys, uterus, adrenals, liver, spleen)
• Good imaging characteristics (99mTc-x)
• Radiation dose should be low
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Scintigraphy
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GI Bleeding Scan Interpretational
Criteria
1. Extravasation, growing activity, outside
physiological sites (spleen, heart, etc.)
2. Changing pattern over time (“moving”)
– In small bowel moves in wavy
(“serpiginous” - in the shape of a
snake [serpent]) pattern
– In large bowel moves in straighter,
linear pattern along the expected
position of the colon
• SPECT/CT instead of watching for
pattern is more accurate/expedient
1. Extravasation, growing activity, outside
physiological sites (spleen, heart, etc.)
2. Changing pattern over time (“moving”)
– In small bowel moves in wavy
(“serpiginous” - in the shape of a
snake [serpent]) pattern
– In large bowel moves in straighter,
linear pattern along the expected
position of the colon
• SPECT/CT instead of watching for
pattern is more accurate/expedient
Immediate
35 Year-Old Male with
Coagulopathy after Chemo for
Lymphoma, Dropping Hematocrit
Case 1
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Scintigraphy
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Active GI Bleeding?
At 1 and 2 hours the same appearance
Case 1
Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid: Early
Technique – Now Supplanted
• Radiotracer, following intravenous
injection, would accumulate in the bowel
at the site of the bleeding vessel – i.e.
extravasation
• Extravasated radiotracer (target) would
be best detected as the background is
rapidly cleared by mononuclear
phagocyte system (MPS) of liver/spleen
• Radiotracer, following intravenous
injection, would accumulate in the bowel
at the site of the bleeding vessel – i.e.
extravasation
• Extravasated radiotracer (target) would
be best detected as the background is
rapidly cleared by mononuclear
phagocyte system (MPS) of liver/spleen
NEW GUIDELINES – NO LONGER RECOMMEDEDNEW GUIDELINES – NO LONGER RECOMMEDED
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Scintigraphy
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Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid Scan
Limitations
• Provides only a few minute “snapshot”
–Bleeds are intermittent with long pauses,
hence, most episodes will be missed
• Bleeding in sites close to “hot” liver or
spleen can be initially or entirely missed.
• Can be repeated only a few times a day
• Does not provide a reader with an
impression of bleeding severity
• Patients with liver disease have
increased T1/2 and poor background
clearance
• Provides only a few minute “snapshot”
–Bleeds are intermittent with long pauses,
hence, most episodes will be missed
• Bleeding in sites close to “hot” liver or
spleen can be initially or entirely missed.
• Can be repeated only a few times a day
• Does not provide a reader with an
impression of bleeding severity
• Patients with liver disease have
increased T1/2 and poor background
clearance
Why Tc-99m RBC is Better Than SC?
• The superiority of RBC scanning is due
to the fact that GI bleeding is
intermittent; therefore, continuous
monitoring with RBC scanning over
hour(s) has a better chance than the
"snapshot" (~ 10 min) approach of SC in
capturing active bleed
• Clinical indicators of acute bleeding are
not reliable; hence, timing SC injection
by clinical indicators of active bleeding
is inherently unreliable
• The superiority of RBC scanning is due
to the fact that GI bleeding is
intermittent; therefore, continuous
monitoring with RBC scanning over
hour(s) has a better chance than the
"snapshot" (~ 10 min) approach of SC in
capturing active bleed
• Clinical indicators of acute bleeding are
not reliable; hence, timing SC injection
by clinical indicators of active bleeding
is inherently unreliable
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Scintigraphy
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Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Scan:
RBC Labeling Techniques
• In-vivo technique: 1 mg of stannous chloride,
wait 20 min., inject Tc-99m pertechnetate IV.
Expected labeling efficiency: 80-85%
• Modified in-vivo/in-vitro: 1 mg of stannous
chloride IV, wait 20 minutes, withdraw 3ml of
blood into Tc-99m pertechnetate (20 mCi)
containing syringe, incubate for additional 10
minutes (invert every minute). Expected
labeling efficiency: ~92%
• In-vitro (UltraTag®): Takes 3-5 ml of blood,
labeling takes place completely in the tube.
Expected labeling efficiency >98%
• In-vivo technique: 1 mg of stannous chloride,
wait 20 min., inject Tc-99m pertechnetate IV.
Expected labeling efficiency: 80-85%
• Modified in-vivo/in-vitro: 1 mg of stannous
chloride IV, wait 20 minutes, withdraw 3ml of
blood into Tc-99m pertechnetate (20 mCi)
containing syringe, incubate for additional 10
minutes (invert every minute). Expected
labeling efficiency: ~92%
• In-vitro (UltraTag®): Takes 3-5 ml of blood,
labeling takes place completely in the tube.
Expected labeling efficiency >98%
Comparison of Tc-99m SC and
RBC Scanning
• Out of 68 bleeding patients RBC study
identified 55 cases (81%)
• Out of same 68 patients SC scan
detected only 7 (10%)
Siddiqui AR et al, Clin Nucl Med
1985;10:546
Winzelberg GG et al, Am J
Gastroenterol 1983;78:324
• Out of 68 bleeding patients RBC study
identified 55 cases (81%)
• Out of same 68 patients SC scan
detected only 7 (10%)
Siddiqui AR et al, Clin Nucl Med
1985;10:546
Winzelberg GG et al, Am J
Gastroenterol 1983;78:324
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Scintigraphy
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Superiority of Tc-99m RBC Over SC
Scanning
100 patients were studied with both SC and RBC
SC Scanning: Sensitivity 12% Specificity 100%
RBC Scanning: Sensitivity 93% Specificity 95%
Bunker SR et al. AJR 1984;143:543-548.
100 patients were studied with both SC and RBC
SC Scanning: Sensitivity 12% Specificity 100%
RBC Scanning: Sensitivity 93% Specificity 95%
Bunker SR et al. AJR 1984;143:543-548.
Tc-99m RBC GIBS
• Rapid-frame (15 s/frame, 15 min segments)
dynamics, cine review, improves detection of
subtle GI bleeding sites, i.e. sensitiviy1
• Rapid frame cine improves accurate planar
localization, i.e. specificity of the test1
• Short segments (15 min) allow for faster
initiation of SPECT/CT for precise localization
o Abnormal activity in the bowel on 24 hr delay
views associated with worse prognosis, but
cannot identify the site2
• Rapid-frame (15 s/frame, 15 min segments)
dynamics, cine review, improves detection of
subtle GI bleeding sites, i.e. sensitiviy1
• Rapid frame cine improves accurate planar
localization, i.e. specificity of the test1
• Short segments (15 min) allow for faster
initiation of SPECT/CT for precise localization
o Abnormal activity in the bowel on 24 hr delay
views associated with worse prognosis, but
cannot identify the site2
(1) Maurer AH, et al. Radiology 1992;185:187-192
(2) Markisz JA, et al. Gastroenterology 1982;83:394 –8.
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Scintigraphy
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Optimal GIBS Technique
• Perform 15 s/frame dynamic acquisitions
(cine display) for 15 min each in anterior
projection
• As you see radiotracer extravasation, perform
SPECT/CT to localize (optimal acquisition
depends on the specific SPECT/CT camera)
• Effective dose
–GIBS (no CT) is 5.2 mSv
–low-dose CT should be < 5 mSv
• Perform 15 s/frame dynamic acquisitions
(cine display) for 15 min each in anterior
projection
• As you see radiotracer extravasation, perform
SPECT/CT to localize (optimal acquisition
depends on the specific SPECT/CT camera)
• Effective dose
–GIBS (no CT) is 5.2 mSv
–low-dose CT should be < 5 mSv
EXAMPLE OF RAPID BLEED:
THE SITE CAN BE MISSED OR
MISCLASSIFIED
15 sec/frame
Image Curtesy of Dr. Alan H. Maurer
Case 2
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Scintigraphy
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Detection of the Bleeding Rate
(Canine Model)
• Tc-99m SC 0.05 - 0.1 ml/min.1
• Tc-99m RBCs 0.04 ml/min.2
• Angiography 0.5 - 1.0 ml/min.3
• Tc-99m SC 0.05 - 0.1 ml/min.1
• Tc-99m RBCs 0.04 ml/min.2
• Angiography 0.5 - 1.0 ml/min.3
(1) Alavi A, et. al. Radiology 1977;124:753-756
(2) Thorne DA , et. al. J Nucl Med 1987;28:514-520
(3) Nusbaum M , et. al. JAMA 1965;191:389–390.
Predicting Positive Scan:
Hemodynamic Instability
• Hemodynamic instability was defined as
a heart rate >100 beats per minute or a
systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg
during the 24 hours before scanning
• 62% of unstable patients were positive
• 21% of stable patients had positive scan
Feingold DL, et al. Does hemodynamic instability predict
positive technetium-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy in
patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding? A review of
50 patients. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005; 48 (5):1001-4.
• Hemodynamic instability was defined as
a heart rate >100 beats per minute or a
systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg
during the 24 hours before scanning
• 62% of unstable patients were positive
• 21% of stable patients had positive scan
Feingold DL, et al. Does hemodynamic instability predict
positive technetium-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy in
patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding? A review of
50 patients. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005; 48 (5):1001-4.
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Scintigraphy
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Predicting Positive Scan:
RBC Units in 24 hours
• 3 or more units of
RBCs transfused in
24 hours – 64%
had positive scan
• 2 or less units of
RBCs transfused in
24 hours – 32%
had positive scan
• 3 or more units of
RBCs transfused in
24 hours – 64%
had positive scan
• 2 or less units of
RBCs transfused in
24 hours – 32%
had positive scan
Olds GD, et al. The yield of bleeding scans in acute lower
gastrointestinal hemorrhage. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005; 39 (4):273-7.
Olds GD, et al. The yield of bleeding scans in acute lower
gastrointestinal hemorrhage. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005; 39 (4):273-7.
GI Bleeding Scan: Screening
Requests and Setting Up Plans
 Is the patient actively bleeding?
Hemodynamic instability (HR>100, SBP<100
mmHg)
≥2 Units of RBCs transfused in preceding 24
hours
oMelena or blood in stool is not a convincing
evidence of active GI bleeding
 Is there a plan for a positive test?
GI service – aware, plan in place
Angio service - aware, plan in place
surgery service – aware, plan in place
 Is the patient actively bleeding?
Hemodynamic instability (HR>100, SBP<100
mmHg)
≥2 Units of RBCs transfused in preceding 24
hours
oMelena or blood in stool is not a convincing
evidence of active GI bleeding
 Is there a plan for a positive test?
GI service – aware, plan in place
Angio service - aware, plan in place
surgery service – aware, plan in place
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Scintigraphy
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Case 1
Any bleeding?
Case 3
Case 3
Where is the bleeding site?
First 15 min of 15 s/frame cine
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Scintigraphy
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Case 1
Any bleeding?
Case 3
Where is the bleeding site?
Case 3 Second 15 min of 15 s/frame cine
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Scintigraphy
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SPECT/CT
Case 3
Upper GI Bleeding:
GIBS Not Indicated
• Upper GI bleeding is best worked up by upper
endoscopy (EGD), but …
–Because clinical pre-test evaluation is often not
accurate, you will inadvertently see those cases
–If EGD is unsuccessful in treating it, it is
appropriate to assure active bleeding with GIBS
prior to Angio (an exception to common rule)
• 85% of upper bleeds will stop spontaneously
• Upper GI bleeding is best worked up by upper
endoscopy (EGD), but …
–Because clinical pre-test evaluation is often not
accurate, you will inadvertently see those cases
–If EGD is unsuccessful in treating it, it is
appropriate to assure active bleeding with GIBS
prior to Angio (an exception to common rule)
• 85% of upper bleeds will stop spontaneously
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Scintigraphy
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How Uncommon is Upper GI
Bleeding on Bleeding Scan?
Suzman MS, et al. Accurate localization and surgical management of active lower
gastrointestinal hemorrhage with technetium-labeled erythrocyte scintigraphy. Ann
Surg. 1996; 224 (1):29-36.
Suzman MS, et al. Accurate localization and surgical management of active lower
gastrointestinal hemorrhage with technetium-labeled erythrocyte scintigraphy. Ann
Surg. 1996; 224 (1):29-36.
4.2%
NG-Tube in Upper GI Bleeding
• 93% of positive aspirates are due to true upper GI bleeding.
7% are due to traumatic tube placement.
• 16% of patients with clear nasogastric tube aspirates were
proven to bleed actively above the ligament of Treitz.
- Luk GD et al. JAMA 1979;241:576-8.
- Gilbert DA et al. Gastrointest Endosc 1981;27:94-102.
• 93% of positive aspirates are due to true upper GI bleeding.
7% are due to traumatic tube placement.
• 16% of patients with clear nasogastric tube aspirates were
proven to bleed actively above the ligament of Treitz.
- Luk GD et al. JAMA 1979;241:576-8.
- Gilbert DA et al. Gastrointest Endosc 1981;27:94-102.
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Scintigraphy
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Case 4
Case 4
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Scintigraphy
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Case 4
Dynamic Images 0-30 min
Case 4
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Scintigraphy
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Dynamic Images 0-30 min
(brighter images)
View dynamic images – more sensitive than staticView dynamic images – more sensitive than static
Case 4
14-year-old female with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
Case 4
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Scintigraphy
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Tumors of Small Intestine
• Benign tumors: Most common are primary
adenomas (adenomatous polyp, villous adenomas,
Brunner's gland adenoma). Rare - Leiomyomas,
lipomas, fibromas, angiomas, pancreatic rests, and
hemartomas (Peutz-Jegher polyps)
• Malignant tumors: adenocarcinoma, carcinoids,
lymphosarcomas, and leiomyosarcomas.
***Bleeding from Leiomyomas is frequently massive***
• Benign tumors: Most common are primary
adenomas (adenomatous polyp, villous adenomas,
Brunner's gland adenoma). Rare - Leiomyomas,
lipomas, fibromas, angiomas, pancreatic rests, and
hemartomas (Peutz-Jegher polyps)
• Malignant tumors: adenocarcinoma, carcinoids,
lymphosarcomas, and leiomyosarcomas.
***Bleeding from Leiomyomas is frequently massive***
False-Positive RBC GIBS
• Penile activity – easily mistaken for
rectosigmoid bleeding
• Accessory spleen or ruptured spleen
• Bleeding from peritoneal dialysis catheter
• Abdominal soft tissue or gluteal hematoma
• Retroperitoneal bleed
• Pancreatic bleeds (pancreatitis, pseudocyst)
• AAA or ruptured AAA
• Horse-shoe kidney
• Left ovarian vien
• Ischemic bowel
• Hepatic hemangioma
• Diverticula abscess
• Uterine leiomyoma
• Penile activity – easily mistaken for
rectosigmoid bleeding
• Accessory spleen or ruptured spleen
• Bleeding from peritoneal dialysis catheter
• Abdominal soft tissue or gluteal hematoma
• Retroperitoneal bleed
• Pancreatic bleeds (pancreatitis, pseudocyst)
• AAA or ruptured AAA
• Horse-shoe kidney
• Left ovarian vien
• Ischemic bowel
• Hepatic hemangioma
• Diverticula abscess
• Uterine leiomyoma
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Scintigraphy
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How Long Should RBC Study Last?
• In one study (Bunker et al.) 83% of positive
examinations demonstrated bleeding within
90 minutes. Others report a much fewer
positive studies within the first 90 minutes.
Patient selection is the major reason for
variable rates.
• While 90 min duration is adequate on
average, complex patients who had multiple
admissions for obscure GIB may need
longer imaging to detect the bleeding site.
• In one study (Bunker et al.) 83% of positive
examinations demonstrated bleeding within
90 minutes. Others report a much fewer
positive studies within the first 90 minutes.
Patient selection is the major reason for
variable rates.
• While 90 min duration is adequate on
average, complex patients who had multiple
admissions for obscure GIB may need
longer imaging to detect the bleeding site.
SPECT/CT GIBS
• 19 pts with positive planar GIBS had
SPECT/CT
• In 5 non-localizing planar studies,
SPECT/CT was clear on localization
• In 1 case it correctly changed small
bowel on planar to colon on SPECT/CT
• Conclusion: Improves sensitivity and
specificity of localization
• 19 pts with positive planar GIBS had
SPECT/CT
• In 5 non-localizing planar studies,
SPECT/CT was clear on localization
• In 1 case it correctly changed small
bowel on planar to colon on SPECT/CT
• Conclusion: Improves sensitivity and
specificity of localization
Schillaci O, Spanu A, Tagliabue L, et al. SPECT/CT with a hybrid imaging system in the
study of lower gastrointestinal bleeding with technetium-99m red blood cells. Q J Nucl
Med Mol Imaging. 2009;53:281-289.
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Scintigraphy
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Case 6
The site was precisely localized, it could
be reached by push endoscopy, which
successfully stopped the bleeding.
Case 6
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Conclusions
• It is important to set up a coherent system for
working up GIB – it’s useful to be active on
hospital “disease management” committees
–a priori plan optimizes diagnosis/patient care
• Technique is critical – rapid dynamic imaging
examined in cine format every 10-15 min
• SPECT/CT when cine is positive
–Improves precise localization
–Shortens the study
• It is important to set up a coherent system for
working up GIB – it’s useful to be active on
hospital “disease management” committees
–a priori plan optimizes diagnosis/patient care
• Technique is critical – rapid dynamic imaging
examined in cine format every 10-15 min
• SPECT/CT when cine is positive
–Improves precise localization
–Shortens the study

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Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy

  • 1. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 1Dr. Mark Tulchinsky The Revised SNMMI Guideline for Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy Mark Tulchinsky, MD, FACNM Professor of Radiology and Medicine Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA Mark.Tulchinsky@gmail.com Mark Tulchinsky, MD, FACNM Professor of Radiology and Medicine Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA Mark.Tulchinsky@gmail.com Disclosure: No Conflict of Interest to Report Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy (GIBS): Educational Objectives • Learning proper indications for GIBS • Learning optimal technique for GIBS • Learning how to set up a system for the most effective diagnosis and treatment • Learning the diagnostic criteria for GIBS • Learning SPECT/CT advantages • Learning proper indications for GIBS • Learning optimal technique for GIBS • Learning how to set up a system for the most effective diagnosis and treatment • Learning the diagnostic criteria for GIBS • Learning SPECT/CT advantages
  • 2. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 2Dr. Mark Tulchinsky American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Technical Review on Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding GASTROENTEROLOGY 2007;133:1697–1717 Where is GIBS?! NOWHERE!!!! It is up to us to change it to … NOW HERE!!! Why is GIBS Underappreciated and Underutilized? • It is done when all else fails (“low yield cohort”), which sets it up for being rarely positive or clinically useful (i.e. failure) • Technique varies, often suboptimal –Missing bleeds –Errors localizing bleeding bowel segment • No a priori management action plan for positive scan, leading to “thinking” delays, meantime bleeding stops, resulting in negative Angio …and disappointment • It is done when all else fails (“low yield cohort”), which sets it up for being rarely positive or clinically useful (i.e. failure) • Technique varies, often suboptimal –Missing bleeds –Errors localizing bleeding bowel segment • No a priori management action plan for positive scan, leading to “thinking” delays, meantime bleeding stops, resulting in negative Angio …and disappointment
  • 3. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 3Dr. Mark Tulchinsky GI Bleeding Scan: Indications  The main indication – determine the activity & location of mid/low, obscure overt GI bleeding Is it active (extravasation is happening now!)? If active, is it in the small (how far from ligament of Treitz or the pylorus) or large (left, transverse, right, or the colon/rectosigmoid) bowel?  Times and guides intervention (angiography vs. endoscopy vs. surgery) • The results can be used to estimate the rate of mid/low GI bleeding, which could be prognostic of outcome. However, this is not a common or recognized indication.  The main indication – determine the activity & location of mid/low, obscure overt GI bleeding Is it active (extravasation is happening now!)? If active, is it in the small (how far from ligament of Treitz or the pylorus) or large (left, transverse, right, or the colon/rectosigmoid) bowel?  Times and guides intervention (angiography vs. endoscopy vs. surgery) • The results can be used to estimate the rate of mid/low GI bleeding, which could be prognostic of outcome. However, this is not a common or recognized indication. GI Bleeding Scintigraphy Not Indicated For: • It is not indicated in the upper GI bleeding where EGD is the main diagnostic method –Yet, we occasionally would see upper GI bleeding on GIBS because clinical assessment can be misleading • GIBS is not an appropriate study for obscure occult GI bleeding • It is not indicated in the upper GI bleeding where EGD is the main diagnostic method –Yet, we occasionally would see upper GI bleeding on GIBS because clinical assessment can be misleading • GIBS is not an appropriate study for obscure occult GI bleeding
  • 4. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 4Dr. Mark Tulchinsky The Traditional Classification: Upper Versus Lower GI Bleeding • GI bleeding has been defined as upper or lower GI bleeding based on the location of the bleeding either proximal or distal to the ligament of Treitz • The above division may be too simplistic • GI bleeding has been defined as upper or lower GI bleeding based on the location of the bleeding either proximal or distal to the ligament of Treitz • The above division may be too simplistic The Contemporary Classification : Upper, Mid, Lower GI Bleeding • Upper GI bleeding – site is above the ampulla of Vater, within the reach of an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) • Mid GI bleeding – site is in the small intestine, from the ampulla of Vater to the terminal ileum, best investigated by capsule endoscopy, push enteroscopy and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) • Lower GI bleeding – the site is in the colon, evaluated by colonoscopy • Upper GI bleeding – site is above the ampulla of Vater, within the reach of an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) • Mid GI bleeding – site is in the small intestine, from the ampulla of Vater to the terminal ileum, best investigated by capsule endoscopy, push enteroscopy and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) • Lower GI bleeding – the site is in the colon, evaluated by colonoscopy
  • 5. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 5Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Tools for Upper and Middle GI Bleeds: The “Must-Know” Basics ProcedureProcedure 1. Esophagogastro- duodenoscopy 2. Push Enteroscopy 3. Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy (BAE) 4. Capsule Endoscopy 1. Esophagogastro- duodenoscopy 2. Push Enteroscopy 3. Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy (BAE) 4. Capsule Endoscopy ApplicationApplication 1. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+) o Reach – mouth to the Ligament of Treitz 2. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+) o Reach – mouth to about 60- 150 cm (with overtube) distal to the ligament of Treitz 3. Dx (4+) and Rx (3+) o Reach – entire small bowel 4. Diagnostic (4+), No therapeutic use o Reach – entire bowel 1. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+) o Reach – mouth to the Ligament of Treitz 2. Dx (5+) and Rx (5+) o Reach – mouth to about 60- 150 cm (with overtube) distal to the ligament of Treitz 3. Dx (4+) and Rx (3+) o Reach – entire small bowel 4. Diagnostic (4+), No therapeutic use o Reach – entire bowel GI Bleeding Scan: The Ideal Radiotracer Characteristics • The tracer tags and stays in the intravascular blood pool • No or negligible excretion into bowel • If extravasated into bowel, it shouldn't be reabsorbed • The tracer should not be taken up in abdominal organs to obscure bowel (kidneys, uterus, adrenals, liver, spleen) • Good imaging characteristics (99mTc-x) • Radiation dose should be low • The tracer tags and stays in the intravascular blood pool • No or negligible excretion into bowel • If extravasated into bowel, it shouldn't be reabsorbed • The tracer should not be taken up in abdominal organs to obscure bowel (kidneys, uterus, adrenals, liver, spleen) • Good imaging characteristics (99mTc-x) • Radiation dose should be low
  • 6. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 6Dr. Mark Tulchinsky GI Bleeding Scan Interpretational Criteria 1. Extravasation, growing activity, outside physiological sites (spleen, heart, etc.) 2. Changing pattern over time (“moving”) – In small bowel moves in wavy (“serpiginous” - in the shape of a snake [serpent]) pattern – In large bowel moves in straighter, linear pattern along the expected position of the colon • SPECT/CT instead of watching for pattern is more accurate/expedient 1. Extravasation, growing activity, outside physiological sites (spleen, heart, etc.) 2. Changing pattern over time (“moving”) – In small bowel moves in wavy (“serpiginous” - in the shape of a snake [serpent]) pattern – In large bowel moves in straighter, linear pattern along the expected position of the colon • SPECT/CT instead of watching for pattern is more accurate/expedient Immediate 35 Year-Old Male with Coagulopathy after Chemo for Lymphoma, Dropping Hematocrit Case 1
  • 7. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 7Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Active GI Bleeding? At 1 and 2 hours the same appearance Case 1 Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid: Early Technique – Now Supplanted • Radiotracer, following intravenous injection, would accumulate in the bowel at the site of the bleeding vessel – i.e. extravasation • Extravasated radiotracer (target) would be best detected as the background is rapidly cleared by mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) of liver/spleen • Radiotracer, following intravenous injection, would accumulate in the bowel at the site of the bleeding vessel – i.e. extravasation • Extravasated radiotracer (target) would be best detected as the background is rapidly cleared by mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) of liver/spleen NEW GUIDELINES – NO LONGER RECOMMEDEDNEW GUIDELINES – NO LONGER RECOMMEDED
  • 8. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 8Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid Scan Limitations • Provides only a few minute “snapshot” –Bleeds are intermittent with long pauses, hence, most episodes will be missed • Bleeding in sites close to “hot” liver or spleen can be initially or entirely missed. • Can be repeated only a few times a day • Does not provide a reader with an impression of bleeding severity • Patients with liver disease have increased T1/2 and poor background clearance • Provides only a few minute “snapshot” –Bleeds are intermittent with long pauses, hence, most episodes will be missed • Bleeding in sites close to “hot” liver or spleen can be initially or entirely missed. • Can be repeated only a few times a day • Does not provide a reader with an impression of bleeding severity • Patients with liver disease have increased T1/2 and poor background clearance Why Tc-99m RBC is Better Than SC? • The superiority of RBC scanning is due to the fact that GI bleeding is intermittent; therefore, continuous monitoring with RBC scanning over hour(s) has a better chance than the "snapshot" (~ 10 min) approach of SC in capturing active bleed • Clinical indicators of acute bleeding are not reliable; hence, timing SC injection by clinical indicators of active bleeding is inherently unreliable • The superiority of RBC scanning is due to the fact that GI bleeding is intermittent; therefore, continuous monitoring with RBC scanning over hour(s) has a better chance than the "snapshot" (~ 10 min) approach of SC in capturing active bleed • Clinical indicators of acute bleeding are not reliable; hence, timing SC injection by clinical indicators of active bleeding is inherently unreliable
  • 9. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 9Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Scan: RBC Labeling Techniques • In-vivo technique: 1 mg of stannous chloride, wait 20 min., inject Tc-99m pertechnetate IV. Expected labeling efficiency: 80-85% • Modified in-vivo/in-vitro: 1 mg of stannous chloride IV, wait 20 minutes, withdraw 3ml of blood into Tc-99m pertechnetate (20 mCi) containing syringe, incubate for additional 10 minutes (invert every minute). Expected labeling efficiency: ~92% • In-vitro (UltraTag®): Takes 3-5 ml of blood, labeling takes place completely in the tube. Expected labeling efficiency >98% • In-vivo technique: 1 mg of stannous chloride, wait 20 min., inject Tc-99m pertechnetate IV. Expected labeling efficiency: 80-85% • Modified in-vivo/in-vitro: 1 mg of stannous chloride IV, wait 20 minutes, withdraw 3ml of blood into Tc-99m pertechnetate (20 mCi) containing syringe, incubate for additional 10 minutes (invert every minute). Expected labeling efficiency: ~92% • In-vitro (UltraTag®): Takes 3-5 ml of blood, labeling takes place completely in the tube. Expected labeling efficiency >98% Comparison of Tc-99m SC and RBC Scanning • Out of 68 bleeding patients RBC study identified 55 cases (81%) • Out of same 68 patients SC scan detected only 7 (10%) Siddiqui AR et al, Clin Nucl Med 1985;10:546 Winzelberg GG et al, Am J Gastroenterol 1983;78:324 • Out of 68 bleeding patients RBC study identified 55 cases (81%) • Out of same 68 patients SC scan detected only 7 (10%) Siddiqui AR et al, Clin Nucl Med 1985;10:546 Winzelberg GG et al, Am J Gastroenterol 1983;78:324
  • 10. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 10Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Superiority of Tc-99m RBC Over SC Scanning 100 patients were studied with both SC and RBC SC Scanning: Sensitivity 12% Specificity 100% RBC Scanning: Sensitivity 93% Specificity 95% Bunker SR et al. AJR 1984;143:543-548. 100 patients were studied with both SC and RBC SC Scanning: Sensitivity 12% Specificity 100% RBC Scanning: Sensitivity 93% Specificity 95% Bunker SR et al. AJR 1984;143:543-548. Tc-99m RBC GIBS • Rapid-frame (15 s/frame, 15 min segments) dynamics, cine review, improves detection of subtle GI bleeding sites, i.e. sensitiviy1 • Rapid frame cine improves accurate planar localization, i.e. specificity of the test1 • Short segments (15 min) allow for faster initiation of SPECT/CT for precise localization o Abnormal activity in the bowel on 24 hr delay views associated with worse prognosis, but cannot identify the site2 • Rapid-frame (15 s/frame, 15 min segments) dynamics, cine review, improves detection of subtle GI bleeding sites, i.e. sensitiviy1 • Rapid frame cine improves accurate planar localization, i.e. specificity of the test1 • Short segments (15 min) allow for faster initiation of SPECT/CT for precise localization o Abnormal activity in the bowel on 24 hr delay views associated with worse prognosis, but cannot identify the site2 (1) Maurer AH, et al. Radiology 1992;185:187-192 (2) Markisz JA, et al. Gastroenterology 1982;83:394 –8.
  • 11. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 11Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Optimal GIBS Technique • Perform 15 s/frame dynamic acquisitions (cine display) for 15 min each in anterior projection • As you see radiotracer extravasation, perform SPECT/CT to localize (optimal acquisition depends on the specific SPECT/CT camera) • Effective dose –GIBS (no CT) is 5.2 mSv –low-dose CT should be < 5 mSv • Perform 15 s/frame dynamic acquisitions (cine display) for 15 min each in anterior projection • As you see radiotracer extravasation, perform SPECT/CT to localize (optimal acquisition depends on the specific SPECT/CT camera) • Effective dose –GIBS (no CT) is 5.2 mSv –low-dose CT should be < 5 mSv EXAMPLE OF RAPID BLEED: THE SITE CAN BE MISSED OR MISCLASSIFIED 15 sec/frame Image Curtesy of Dr. Alan H. Maurer Case 2
  • 12. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 12Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Detection of the Bleeding Rate (Canine Model) • Tc-99m SC 0.05 - 0.1 ml/min.1 • Tc-99m RBCs 0.04 ml/min.2 • Angiography 0.5 - 1.0 ml/min.3 • Tc-99m SC 0.05 - 0.1 ml/min.1 • Tc-99m RBCs 0.04 ml/min.2 • Angiography 0.5 - 1.0 ml/min.3 (1) Alavi A, et. al. Radiology 1977;124:753-756 (2) Thorne DA , et. al. J Nucl Med 1987;28:514-520 (3) Nusbaum M , et. al. JAMA 1965;191:389–390. Predicting Positive Scan: Hemodynamic Instability • Hemodynamic instability was defined as a heart rate >100 beats per minute or a systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg during the 24 hours before scanning • 62% of unstable patients were positive • 21% of stable patients had positive scan Feingold DL, et al. Does hemodynamic instability predict positive technetium-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy in patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding? A review of 50 patients. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005; 48 (5):1001-4. • Hemodynamic instability was defined as a heart rate >100 beats per minute or a systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg during the 24 hours before scanning • 62% of unstable patients were positive • 21% of stable patients had positive scan Feingold DL, et al. Does hemodynamic instability predict positive technetium-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy in patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding? A review of 50 patients. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005; 48 (5):1001-4.
  • 13. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 13Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Predicting Positive Scan: RBC Units in 24 hours • 3 or more units of RBCs transfused in 24 hours – 64% had positive scan • 2 or less units of RBCs transfused in 24 hours – 32% had positive scan • 3 or more units of RBCs transfused in 24 hours – 64% had positive scan • 2 or less units of RBCs transfused in 24 hours – 32% had positive scan Olds GD, et al. The yield of bleeding scans in acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005; 39 (4):273-7. Olds GD, et al. The yield of bleeding scans in acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005; 39 (4):273-7. GI Bleeding Scan: Screening Requests and Setting Up Plans  Is the patient actively bleeding? Hemodynamic instability (HR>100, SBP<100 mmHg) ≥2 Units of RBCs transfused in preceding 24 hours oMelena or blood in stool is not a convincing evidence of active GI bleeding  Is there a plan for a positive test? GI service – aware, plan in place Angio service - aware, plan in place surgery service – aware, plan in place  Is the patient actively bleeding? Hemodynamic instability (HR>100, SBP<100 mmHg) ≥2 Units of RBCs transfused in preceding 24 hours oMelena or blood in stool is not a convincing evidence of active GI bleeding  Is there a plan for a positive test? GI service – aware, plan in place Angio service - aware, plan in place surgery service – aware, plan in place
  • 14. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 14Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Case 1 Any bleeding? Case 3 Case 3 Where is the bleeding site? First 15 min of 15 s/frame cine
  • 15. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 15Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Case 1 Any bleeding? Case 3 Where is the bleeding site? Case 3 Second 15 min of 15 s/frame cine
  • 16. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 16Dr. Mark Tulchinsky SPECT/CT Case 3 Upper GI Bleeding: GIBS Not Indicated • Upper GI bleeding is best worked up by upper endoscopy (EGD), but … –Because clinical pre-test evaluation is often not accurate, you will inadvertently see those cases –If EGD is unsuccessful in treating it, it is appropriate to assure active bleeding with GIBS prior to Angio (an exception to common rule) • 85% of upper bleeds will stop spontaneously • Upper GI bleeding is best worked up by upper endoscopy (EGD), but … –Because clinical pre-test evaluation is often not accurate, you will inadvertently see those cases –If EGD is unsuccessful in treating it, it is appropriate to assure active bleeding with GIBS prior to Angio (an exception to common rule) • 85% of upper bleeds will stop spontaneously
  • 17. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 17Dr. Mark Tulchinsky How Uncommon is Upper GI Bleeding on Bleeding Scan? Suzman MS, et al. Accurate localization and surgical management of active lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage with technetium-labeled erythrocyte scintigraphy. Ann Surg. 1996; 224 (1):29-36. Suzman MS, et al. Accurate localization and surgical management of active lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage with technetium-labeled erythrocyte scintigraphy. Ann Surg. 1996; 224 (1):29-36. 4.2% NG-Tube in Upper GI Bleeding • 93% of positive aspirates are due to true upper GI bleeding. 7% are due to traumatic tube placement. • 16% of patients with clear nasogastric tube aspirates were proven to bleed actively above the ligament of Treitz. - Luk GD et al. JAMA 1979;241:576-8. - Gilbert DA et al. Gastrointest Endosc 1981;27:94-102. • 93% of positive aspirates are due to true upper GI bleeding. 7% are due to traumatic tube placement. • 16% of patients with clear nasogastric tube aspirates were proven to bleed actively above the ligament of Treitz. - Luk GD et al. JAMA 1979;241:576-8. - Gilbert DA et al. Gastrointest Endosc 1981;27:94-102.
  • 19. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 19Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Case 4 Dynamic Images 0-30 min Case 4
  • 20. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 20Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Dynamic Images 0-30 min (brighter images) View dynamic images – more sensitive than staticView dynamic images – more sensitive than static Case 4 14-year-old female with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Case 4
  • 21. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 21Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Tumors of Small Intestine • Benign tumors: Most common are primary adenomas (adenomatous polyp, villous adenomas, Brunner's gland adenoma). Rare - Leiomyomas, lipomas, fibromas, angiomas, pancreatic rests, and hemartomas (Peutz-Jegher polyps) • Malignant tumors: adenocarcinoma, carcinoids, lymphosarcomas, and leiomyosarcomas. ***Bleeding from Leiomyomas is frequently massive*** • Benign tumors: Most common are primary adenomas (adenomatous polyp, villous adenomas, Brunner's gland adenoma). Rare - Leiomyomas, lipomas, fibromas, angiomas, pancreatic rests, and hemartomas (Peutz-Jegher polyps) • Malignant tumors: adenocarcinoma, carcinoids, lymphosarcomas, and leiomyosarcomas. ***Bleeding from Leiomyomas is frequently massive*** False-Positive RBC GIBS • Penile activity – easily mistaken for rectosigmoid bleeding • Accessory spleen or ruptured spleen • Bleeding from peritoneal dialysis catheter • Abdominal soft tissue or gluteal hematoma • Retroperitoneal bleed • Pancreatic bleeds (pancreatitis, pseudocyst) • AAA or ruptured AAA • Horse-shoe kidney • Left ovarian vien • Ischemic bowel • Hepatic hemangioma • Diverticula abscess • Uterine leiomyoma • Penile activity – easily mistaken for rectosigmoid bleeding • Accessory spleen or ruptured spleen • Bleeding from peritoneal dialysis catheter • Abdominal soft tissue or gluteal hematoma • Retroperitoneal bleed • Pancreatic bleeds (pancreatitis, pseudocyst) • AAA or ruptured AAA • Horse-shoe kidney • Left ovarian vien • Ischemic bowel • Hepatic hemangioma • Diverticula abscess • Uterine leiomyoma
  • 22. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 22Dr. Mark Tulchinsky How Long Should RBC Study Last? • In one study (Bunker et al.) 83% of positive examinations demonstrated bleeding within 90 minutes. Others report a much fewer positive studies within the first 90 minutes. Patient selection is the major reason for variable rates. • While 90 min duration is adequate on average, complex patients who had multiple admissions for obscure GIB may need longer imaging to detect the bleeding site. • In one study (Bunker et al.) 83% of positive examinations demonstrated bleeding within 90 minutes. Others report a much fewer positive studies within the first 90 minutes. Patient selection is the major reason for variable rates. • While 90 min duration is adequate on average, complex patients who had multiple admissions for obscure GIB may need longer imaging to detect the bleeding site. SPECT/CT GIBS • 19 pts with positive planar GIBS had SPECT/CT • In 5 non-localizing planar studies, SPECT/CT was clear on localization • In 1 case it correctly changed small bowel on planar to colon on SPECT/CT • Conclusion: Improves sensitivity and specificity of localization • 19 pts with positive planar GIBS had SPECT/CT • In 5 non-localizing planar studies, SPECT/CT was clear on localization • In 1 case it correctly changed small bowel on planar to colon on SPECT/CT • Conclusion: Improves sensitivity and specificity of localization Schillaci O, Spanu A, Tagliabue L, et al. SPECT/CT with a hybrid imaging system in the study of lower gastrointestinal bleeding with technetium-99m red blood cells. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2009;53:281-289.
  • 23. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 23Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Case 6 The site was precisely localized, it could be reached by push endoscopy, which successfully stopped the bleeding. Case 6
  • 24. Optimizing Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 24Dr. Mark Tulchinsky Conclusions • It is important to set up a coherent system for working up GIB – it’s useful to be active on hospital “disease management” committees –a priori plan optimizes diagnosis/patient care • Technique is critical – rapid dynamic imaging examined in cine format every 10-15 min • SPECT/CT when cine is positive –Improves precise localization –Shortens the study • It is important to set up a coherent system for working up GIB – it’s useful to be active on hospital “disease management” committees –a priori plan optimizes diagnosis/patient care • Technique is critical – rapid dynamic imaging examined in cine format every 10-15 min • SPECT/CT when cine is positive –Improves precise localization –Shortens the study