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We report five cases of Caroli disease in whom the diagnosis was established with99mTc-IDA imaging. This technique provided both functional and morphologic information.99mTc-sulfur colloid imaging detected liver abnormality in 4/4 cases but was non-specific. Ultrasonography (3/3) and computed tomography (2/2) readily showed dilated bile ducts but lacked the functional information of99mTc-IDA imaging.
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Sty, J.R., Hubbard, A.M. & Starshak, R.J. Radionuclide hepatobiliary imaging in congenital biliary tract ectasia (Caroli disease). Pediatr Radiol 12, 111–114 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00971797
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