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Hepatobiliary scintigraphy in acute cholecystitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22293164     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is a mature imaging technique for evaluation of patients with acute cholecystitis (AC). It is effective in calculous and acalculous forms of AC. The test is used in contemporary medical practice as the arbiter when the findings from screening abdominal ultrasound do not fit a clinical picture. It is also performed in severely ill patients who have AC suspected on other testing, but whose frail condition and high operative risk demand the highest level of certainty. This review, therefore, examines all technique variations of hepatobiliary scintigraphy, offering an approach that may best fit a variety of clinical situations and philosophies on AC.
Authors:
Mark Tulchinsky; Patrick M Colletti; Thomas W Allen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Seminars in nuclear medicine     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1558-4623     ISO Abbreviation:  Semin Nucl Med     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-01     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1264464     Medline TA:  Semin Nucl Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  84-100     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA.
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