title: 99mTc-IDA imaging in the differential diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and acute pancreatitis.
abstract: 99mTc-IDA (99mTc-dimethyl-acetanilide-iminodiacetic acid) hepato-biliary imaging was evaluated for its efficacy in distinguishing acute cholecystitis from acute pancreatitis. In a retrospective review, gallbladders were demonstrated by 99mTc-IDA in 13 of 15 patients (87%) with acute pancreatitis. This is significantly higher than reports on the frequency of gallbladder filling with oral and intravenous cholangiography in the presence of acute cholecystitis.
mesh_terms: D000083:Acetanilides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000208:Acute Disease; D002758:Cholangiography; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013667:Technetium / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000083:Acetanilides; D007098:Imino Acids; D013667:Technetium