False-negative morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy in a patient with gangrenous cholecystitis.
Intravenous morphine sulfate is commonly used to shorten study time and has been reported not to lower the specificity of hepatobiliary imaging. Although the false-negative rate is low, caution has to be taken in interpreting morphine-enhanced cholescintigraphy. The report presents a false-negative study in a patient with acute gangrenous cholecystitis.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Fontana, California 92335.
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D000328:Adult; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene; D005998:Glycine; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D009020:Morphine; C034837:technetium Tc 99m mebrofenin; D005998:Glycine