Gallbladder ejection fraction: Correlation of scintigraphic and ultrasonographic techniques

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Siegel, Alan ^a   Kuhn, J Christopher ^a   Crow, Harte ^a   Holtzman, Stephen ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary Scintigraphy; Chronic Cholecystitis; Ejection Fraction; Gallbladder; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ OCTAPEPTIDE; MEBROFENIN TC 99M;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; GALLBLADDER FUNCTION; GALLBLADDER SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MALE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINCALIDE;

EID: 0033985667     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200001000-00001     Document Type: Article

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