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Table 1 The clinical characteristics of the study group (n = 21)

From: The diagnostic ability of SPECT/CT fusion imaging for gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective study

 

Planar (n = 5)

Planar + SPECT (n = 9)

Planar + SPECT/CT (n = 7)

p value

Age

59.4 ± 23.6

63.6 ± 20.9

71.6 ± 8.8

0.512

Gender (male)

3 (60%)

5 (56%)

3 (43%)

0.838

Blood test

 Hgb (g/dl)

7.8 ± 1.5

8.7 ± 2.0

9.2 ± 1.7

0.429

 Hct (%)

23.5 ± 4.3

27.3 ± 6.4

28.8 ± 4.5

0.268

 Plt (× 103/μl)

286 ± 73

211 ± 127

290 ± 103

0.426

 BUN (mg/dl)

40.4 ± 44.7

16.9 ± 6.3

18.0 ± 4.3

0.494

 Cre (mg/dl)

1.65 ± 2.30

0.83 ± 0.24

1.05 ± 0.57

0.896

Drug use

 NSAIDs

1

2

4

 

 Steroid

3

3

1

 

 Antiplatelet drug

0

2

2

 

 Anticoagulant

1

3

0

 

Past medical history

 Renal failure

1

0

3

 

 Heart failure

1

2

0

 

 Liver cirrhosis

1

0

2

 

 Malignancy

2

5

4

 

 Post gastrointestinal op. status

2

3

4

 

 Inflammatory bowel disease

1

1

0

 
  1. Hgb Hemoglobin, Hct Hematocrit, Plt Platelets, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, Cre Serum creatinine, NSAIDs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs