Diagnostic utility of cholescintigraphy and ultrasonography in acute cholecystitis

Am J Surg. 1981 Apr;141(4):446-51. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(81)90138-0.

Abstract

When faced with a patient with possible acute cholecystitis, technetium-99m-HIDA scintigraphy should be the primary diagnostic procedure performed. If scintigraphy reveals a normal gallbladder, acute cholecystitis is excluded. If the scintigram fails to visualize the gallbladder, ultrasonography is deemed advisable to exclude potential false-positive scintigrams and confirm the presence of cholelithiasis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Cholecystitis / diagnosis*
  • Cholecystitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Cholelithiasis / diagnosis
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Female
  • Gallbladder / diagnostic imaging*
  • Glycine / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Imino Acids
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium
  • Ultrasonography*

Substances

  • Imino Acids
  • Technetium
  • Glycine
  • iminodiacetic acid