Open AccessScintigraphic Findings Beyond Ejection Fraction on Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy
Author(s) -
Chad T Christensen,
Justin G. Peacock,
Penny J Vroman,
Kevin Banks
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical nuclear medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.637
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1536-0229
pISSN - 0363-9762
DOI - 10.1097/rlu.0000000000002242
Subject(s) - medicine , scintigraphy , chronic cholecystitis , ejection fraction , transit time , gastroenterology , gallbladder , nuclear medicine , cholecystitis , heart failure , transport engineering , engineering
To determine if classically reported findings associated with chronic cholecystitis on hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS), such as delayed small bowel (SB) transit, slow gallbladder (GB) filling, and reversal of the normal GB and SB transit, are associated with a depressed GB ejection fraction (GBEF). The secondary objectives were to determine whether GBEF is correlated with the time of GB filling, time of SB transit, or reversal of normal GB/SB filling sequence. We hypothesize that an association between a depressed GBEF and these classical HBS findings could validate them as surrogate markers for chronic GB disease.