title: Intravenous administration of morphine sulfate in hepatobiliary imaging for acute cholecystitis: a review of clinical efficacy.
abstract: Morphine sulfate has been used by several investigators in the cholescintigraphic diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. A review of the available literature indicates that morphine sulfate significantly reduces the total time required for the hepatobiliary examination, while retaining both high sensitivity (98.8%) and specificity (88.9%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, San Diego.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Rimkus
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Pretorius
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greenspan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008722:Methods; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D009020:Morphine