title: Pitfalls and Limitations of Radionuclide Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal System Imaging.
abstract: Radionuclide imaging for the hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal system covers a wide range of different indications and imaging techniques. This wide variety allows the different functional assessments of both systems. Therefore, the understanding of each technique and its indications is essential. Cholescintigraphy is a well-established method in the assessment of acute and chronic cholecystitis. It also has a role in the detection of biliary atresia. The assessment of gastrointestinal transit is also well-established in radionuclide imaging for functional investigation of the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, detection of acute gastrointestinal bleeding with radionuclide imaging is also standard practice. This article aims to review the pitfalls and limitations in all of these areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom. Electronic address: chenlow@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Chen Sheng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Low
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Haseeb
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alp
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Notghi
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals