The clinical significance of gall-bladder non-visualization in cholescintigraphy of patients with choledochal cysts

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1468-1472

  Kao, Pan Fu ^a   Huang, Miau Ju ^a   Tzen, Kai Yuan ^a   You, Dong Ling ^a   Liaw, Yun Fan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Choledochal cyst; Gall bladder; Radionuclide cholescintigraphy

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER SCINTISCANNING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

CHILD; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; IMINO ACIDS; MALE; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DISOFENIN; TECHNETIUM TC 99M LIDOFENIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029999955     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01254470     Document Type: Article

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