title: Intubation macrodacryocystography and quantitative scintillography: the "complete" lacrimal assessment.
abstract: Intubation MDCG with subtraction provides excellent visualization of the lacrimal excretory apparatus. Quantitative lacrimal scintillography is the most useful method of assessing lacrimal excretory function. These two investigations are complementary and may be performed simultaneously. They provide a rational basis for diagnosis and management of disease of the lacrimal drainage system.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013666:Tears; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium