Administration of a Gallbladder Page 1 holescintigraphy has been applied to jaundiced
patients suspected of having incomplete obstruction of the common bile duct (CBD). Prolonged …

Cholecystokinin (CCK) and its C-terminal octapeptide analog. Sincalide, have been utilized
in two separate roles for the evaluation of gallbladder disease. These are:(1) prior to …

Controversy exists over the relation between gallbladder dysfunction and the propensity for
duodenogastric reflux. To evaluate this, Tc-99m DISIDA hepatobiliary imaging studies in 120 …

Cholescintigraphy was performed in 113 patients of whom 38 had normal gallbladders, 37
had acute cholecystitis and 38 had chronic cholecystitis. The radiopharmaceuticals used in …

FIG. 1. Case 1. Sonogram (left): large round gallbladder (gb) containing at least one stone
(curved arrow). Tc-HIDAscinti gram at 2 hr (center): photon-deficient gallbladderfossa is …

A 73-YEAR-OLD MALE patient who manifested jaundice, fever, and right upper quadrant
pain was admitted to our hospital for survey and treatment. Upon admission, elevated and …

Cholecystokinin Page 1 GENERAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE Morphine Augmentation Increases
Gallbladder Visualization in Patients Pretreated with Cholecystokinin Charles C. Chen …

The authors assessed the influence of cholecystokinin (CCK), administered before
cholescintigraphy, on the biliary-to-bowel transit time (BBTT) of technetium-99m disofenin …

RESULTS The proximal part of the bile ducts became visible on sequential images between
7 and 15 mm after injection, median value 10.5 mm. Visualization of the gallbladder started …

During the first hour of cholescintigraphy, both the gallbladder and small bowel are
visualized in the majority of normal subjects and patients with chronic cholecystitis. Usually …