Gallbladder nuclear medicine scan


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Gallbladder nuclear medicine scan


Nuclear medicine scan of gallbladders

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows a normal gallbladder filling and emptying over time. Figure 2 shows a gallbladder that cannot empty normally over time.

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Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Myo Min Han, MD - Nuclear Medicine
Last Updated October 24, 2008

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