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Cholecystitis, Acute

Figure 1 : Cholescintigraphy. Positive HIDA scan. There is no filling of the gallbladder, confirming obstruction of the cystic duct and the presence of acute cholecystitis. (Images courtesy of Dr. Elissa Kramer, Department of Nuclear Medicine, New York University Medical Center.)

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Prompt biliary excretion of tracer without demonstration of gallbladderhallmark for acute cholecystitis (Fig. 1)

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