Is gall bladder ejection fraction a reliable predictor of acalculous gall bladder disease?
The use of quantitative 99Tcm-EHIDA imaging with cholecystokinin and the measurement of gall bladder ejection fraction in a prospective study of 89 patients with right upper quadrant pain is described. Correlation with surgical and histological findings and clinical follow-up suggests that gall bladder ejection fraction < or = 35% is a reliable and accurate indicator of acalculous gall bladder disease.
Middleton
G W
GW
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University Hospital of Wales, UK.
Williams
J H
JH
D002766:Cholecystokinin; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019780:Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology
D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019780:Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin; D002766:Cholecystokinin