Hepatobiliary imaging and the use of intravenous morphine.
Thirty-one patients suspected of acute cholecystitis were studied prospectively using hepatobiliary imaging in conjunction with intravenous morphine. If persistent nonvisualization of the gallbladder occurred post-morphine, delayed 4 hour imaging was performed. Intravenous morphine correctly diagnosed acute cholecystitis in 94% of cases. Through the use of intravenous morphine, imaging time can be decreased from 4 to 1.5 hours.
Keslar
P J
PJ
Department of Radiology, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219.
Turbiner
E H
EH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; D013997:Time Factors
D007098:Imino Acids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009020:Morphine; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin