Hepatobiliary scintigraphy.
The recently acquired ability to tag 99mTc to a number of chemicals which are excreted avidly by the liver and concentrated in the gallbladder has enabled improved diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. This article gives a brief overview of the imaging technique.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019784:Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid
D007098:Imino Acids; D019784:Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid; D013667:Technetium