Use of hepatobiliary scintigraphy in clinically normal cats.
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy provides a noninvasive assessment of hepatobiliary structure and function, and has been used extensively in people. Hepatocellular measurements determined in the cats of this study include cardiac washout (< or = 2 minutes) and time of maximal hepatic activity (< or = 5 minutes) and hepatic washout (< or = 30 minutes). The gallbladder response to synthetic cholecystokinin was determined to be < or = 3 minutes. Additional measurements also were identified. Potential use of hepatobiliary scintigraphy in feline medicine is discussed.
Newell
S M
SM
Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-7382.
Selcer
B A
BA
Roberts
R E
RE
Mahaffey
M B
MB
Cornelius
L M
LM
Mahaffey
E
E
Brown
J
J
D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000502:physiology; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002415:Cats / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012016:Reference Values