HIDA:
EXAM: HEPATOBILIARY SCAN
REASON FOR EXAM:
COMPARISON: None.
TECHNIQUE: The patient had been NPO for more than 14 hours; sincalide (CCK analog) 1.5 mcg was given intravenously over 30 minutes to empty the gallbladder before starting the study. Following intravenous administration of Tc-99m mebrofenin mCi, dynamic images of the abdomen in the anterior projection were obtained through minutes. Additional static images were obtained at hours.
FINDINGS:
Perfusion of the liver is normal. Extraction of tracer by the liver parenchyma is normal. Tracer appears promptly within the biliary tract. The gallbladder begins to fill by minutes post-injection of tracer and fills adequately. Tracer is seen in the small bowel by minutes.
IMPRESSION:
Normal hepatobiliary scan. No scintigraphic evidence of acute cholecystitis.
Normal liver function.
Patent biliary tract and outlet.