Is gall bladder ejection fraction a reliable predictor of acalculous gall bladder disease?

Nucl Med Commun. 1992 Dec;13(12):894-6. doi: 10.1097/00006231-199212000-00007.

Abstract

The use of quantitative 99Tcm-EHIDA imaging with cholecystokinin and the measurement of gall bladder ejection fraction in a prospective study of 89 patients with right upper quadrant pain is described. Correlation with surgical and histological findings and clinical follow-up suggests that gall bladder ejection fraction < or = 35% is a reliable and accurate indicator of acalculous gall bladder disease.

MeSH terms

  • Cholecystokinin
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gallbladder / physiopathology*
  • Gallbladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallbladder Diseases / epidemiology
  • Gallbladder Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Imino Acids
  • Male
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin
  • Wales / epidemiology

Substances

  • Imino Acids
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin
  • Cholecystokinin