title: [Usefulness of biliary scintigraphy using technetium Tc 99m mebrofenin for detection of disorders of patency of the bile ducts].
abstract: The value of the dynamic 99mTc-mebrofenin liver scintigraphy in the diagnosis of extrahepatic bile ducts patency has been assessed. The study included 176 patients in whom an occlusion of bile ducts of any degree was excluded in 111 cases, and bile ducts patency disorders were diagnosed in 65 patients. Time of the appearance of radiolabelled mebrofenin was measured in the selected segments of bile ducts. Time of appearance of radioactivity in the intestines was also noted. Another diagnostic criterion was persistent stasis of radioactivity in the choledochus. Basing on these criteria, patients were classified as "sick" or "healthy". It was possible to exclude the disease in case of negative result with the probability level of 91%. Positive result of scintigraphy points to the impaired patency diagnosis with 96% probability. Technique is simple, free of complications and contraindications. It is also of high predictive value. These features make the procedure particularly useful in the diagnosis of bile ducts patency.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Medycyny Nuklearnej Instytutu Radiologii AM, Lodzi.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Molenda
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brykalski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005998:Glycine; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C034837:technetium Tc 99m mebrofenin; D005998:Glycine
vernacular_title: Przydatność cholescyntygrafii przy uzyciu 99mTc-mebrofeniny do wykrywania zaburzeń drozności dróg zółciowych.