The significance of functioning gallbladder visualization on hepatobiliary scintigraphy in infants with persistent jaundice

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1209-1213

  Lee, Chiang Hsuan ^a,b   Wang, Pei Wen ^a   Lee, Ting Ting ^a   Tiao, Mao Meng ^a   Huang, Fu Chen ^a   Chuang, Jiin Haur ^a   Shieh, Chih Sung ^a   Cheng, Yu Fan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal sonography; Biliary atresia; Biliary patency; Hepatobiliary scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

DISOFENIN TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; GALLBLADDER FUNCTION; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILIARY ATRESIA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; LIVER; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DISOFENIN;

EID: 0033927621     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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