HEPATOBILIARY SCINTIGRAPHY

Course overview

HEPATOBILIARY SCINTIGRAPHY IS A NUCLEAR IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT PERMITS EVALUATION OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS, BILIARY ATRESIA, BILIARY OBSTRUCTION, AND POST-SURGICAL BILIARY LEAK. THESE ARE DIVERSE CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSES PRIOR TO INTERVENTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR HEPATOBILIARY SCINTIGRAPHY AND HIGHLIGHTS INTERPROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING EVALUATION OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM WITH NUCLEAR IMAGING.