Hassan Aboughalia, Aaminah Kobeisy, Eglal Shalaby-Rana, Narendra S Shet
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Abstract
Imaging is essential in evaluating pediatric patients with suspected hepatobiliary abnormalities. While anatomic imaging is commonly requested initially, in a variety of clinical scenarios, scintigraphy further refines the differential diagnosis and provides additional necessary functional information. The essential pathologies that benefit from scintigraphy in children encompass congenital disorders, such as biliary atresia and choledochal cysts, biliary stone diseases, functional gallbladder disorders, and suspected bile leaks. This manuscript reviews the proper technique of performing hepatobiliary scintigraphy in children and highlights the scintigraphic features of pediatric hepatobiliary pathologies.
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Official Journal of the European Society of Pediatric Radiology, the Society for Pediatric Radiology and the Asian and Oceanic Society for Pediatric Radiology
Pediatric Radiology informs its readers of new findings and progress in all areas of pediatric imaging and in related fields. This is achieved by a blend of original papers, complemented by reviews that set out the present state of knowledge in a particular area of the specialty or summarize specific topics in which discussion has led to clear conclusions. Advances in technology, methodology, apparatus and auxiliary equipment are presented, and modifications of standard techniques are described.
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