title: Use of hepatobiliary scintigraphy in clinically normal cats.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-7382.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Selcer
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mahaffey
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cornelius
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahaffey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: 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