A comparison of radionuclide hepatobiliary imaging and real-time ultrasound for the detection of acute cholecystitis

B. I. Samuels; J. E. Freitas; R. L. Bree; R. E. Schwab; S. T. Heller

doi:10.1148/radiology.147.1.6828731

A comparison of radionuclide hepatobiliary imaging and real-time ultrasound for the detection of acute cholecystitis

B. I. Samuels, J. E. Freitas, R. L. Bree, R. E. Schwab, S. T. Heller

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Abstract

The relative value of hepatobiliary scintigraphy vs. real-time ultrasound for the identification of acute cholecystitis was evaluated. No significant difference in sensitivity (97% vs. 97%) existed between the two modalities. Scintigraphy demonstrated better specificity (93% vs 64%) and predictive value (77% vs. 40%). Although real-time ultrasound provided improved sensitivity over static gray-scale imaging for identification of gall-bladder disease, hepatobiliary scintigraphy remains the procedure of choice for acute cholecystitis detection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	207-210
Number of pages	4
Journal	Unknown Journal
Volume	147
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.147.1.6828731
State	Published - 1983

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