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2605840

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
Radionuclide angiography (RNA) and cholescintigraphy were performed prospectively in 300 patients with suspected acute cholecystitis (AC). Of 79 patients with positive RNA, 63 had AC (80%). Positive RNA was seen in 23 of 26 cases with gangrenous AC (88%) while 12 of the 26 had a positive "rim" sign (46%). All 12 patients with a positive "rim" sign had positive RNA. The "rim" sign may be caused by increased perfusion. Five of 6 patients with positive RNA and "obstructive" pattern had AC (83%). Patients with negative RNA and positive cholescintigraphy had a positive predictive value of 54% (31/57), while those with positive RNA and positive cholescintigraphy had a positive predictive value of 85% (57/67). RNA showed increased perfusion to nonbiliary pathology such as liver abscesses and pyelonephritis. Positive RNA increases the predictive value of cholescintigraphy and may be useful to shorten cholescintigraphic examinations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0363-9762
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
867-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Radionuclide angiography in suspected acute cholecystitis: further observations.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Los Angeles.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article