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"Technetium-99m hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (Tc-99m HIDA) is one of the technetium radiopharmaceuticals used primarily in the functional evaluation of the hepatobiliary system (liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts) 1."

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Adjectival Hyphens
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"if patient is post-cholecystectomy and for bile leak evaluation, they do not need to be fasted of have pain medication withheld"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Clinical applications
  • H2 Indications
  • H2 Contraindications
  • H1 Technique
  • H2 Physical principles
  • H2 Device structure
  • H2 Device function
  • H2 Image acquisition
  • H2 Image reconstruction
  • H2 Post-processing
  • H2 Technical advances
  • H2 Protocols
  • H1 Interpretation
  • H2 Normal values
  • H2 Limitations
  • H2 Pitfalls and artifacts
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 Related articles
  • H1 See also

"Characteristics"

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"Uses"

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"Patient preparation"

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"Usual dose"

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"Normal findings"

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"Abnormal findings"

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Oxford Comma
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"normal distribution: taken up by hepatocytes and follows the passage of bile via the biliary tree, gallbladder and bowel 3"

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Semicolons
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"excretion: gastrointestinal tract; minimal renal excretion (increased with hepatocellular dysfunction)"

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"unconjugated; directly secreted into bile canaliculi"

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"infants for all other indications should fast for 2 hours; children for 2-4 hours (if medically necessary infants can have clear fluids)"

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"Tc-99m HIDA taken up immediately by hepatic parenchyma; rapid clearance of the mediastinal blood pool 3"

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"1/3 bile enters gallbladder; remaining 2/3 bypasses and enters duodenum"

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"10 minutes: gallbladder begins to fill; usually filled by 30-40 minutes (up to 60 minutes is considered normal)"

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""rim sign", pericholecystic band of increased activity (late stage acute cholecystitis, associated with severe gangrenous cholecystitis) specificity 100%; positive predictive value 100%; sensitivity 49%; negative predictive value 39% 2"

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""rim sign", pericholecystic band of increased activity (late stage acute cholecystitis, associated with severe gangrenous cholecystitis) specificity 100%; positive predictive value 100%; sensitivity 49%; negative predictive value 39% 2"

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""rim sign", pericholecystic band of increased activity (late stage acute cholecystitis, associated with severe gangrenous cholecystitis) specificity 100%; positive predictive value 100%; sensitivity 49%; negative predictive value 39% 2"

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