Cholescintigraphy with 99mTc-hepatobiliary radiopharmaceuticals has been an important,
clinically useful diagnostic imaging study for almost 4 decades. It continues to be in much …

An estimated 25 million Americans have cholelithiasis. In 80%, the cholelithiasis is primarily
composed of cholesterol, with pigments, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate …

Objectives: Recall the cause of chronic cholecystitis. Describe the workup of a patient with
suspected chronic cholecystitis. Summarize the treatment options for chronic cholecystitis …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cholecystokinin-cholescintigraphy (CCK-CS) provides a
physiologic, noninvasive, and quantitative method for assessing gallbladder contraction and …

Methods: This document represents the consensus opinion of an interdisciplinary panel that
gathered to assess the current optimal method for performing CCK-CS in adults, potential …

Disorders of the hepatobiliary system and pancreas are commonly encountered by the
general surgeon. Recent refinements in cross-sectional and other imaging technologies …

To evaluate value of% volume of contrast agent in gallbladder and contrast in cystic duct in
diagnosis of acute cholecysititis with Gd-EOB-DTPA MRC obtained 60 min after contrast …

Background: Acute cholecystitis-inflammation of the gall bladder-is most usually brought on
by gall stones. Gall stones are one of the most typical problems of the gastrointestinal …

Cholescintigraphy has traditionally been used as a tool to select patients with biliary pain for
elective cholecystectomy. However, atypical biliary pain presents a clinical challenge and …

The purpose of this report is to investigate the clinical importance of increased or decreased
gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF) and ultrasound findings for biliary dyskinesia by …