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Gastroenterology: Focus on Children with Liver Problems

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Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is a radionuclide diagnostic imaging study that evaluates hepatocellular function and the biliary system by tracing the production and flow of bile from the formative phase in the liver and its passage through the biliary system into the small intestine.

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  1. Pediatric Hepatology Gastroenterology Nuriition Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Giuliano Torre

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  1. Diagnostic Imaging Dept-Nuclear Med, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospi, Rome, Italy

    Maria Carmen Garganese

  2. Diagnostic Imaging Dept-Nucl Med Un, Private Hospital "Pio XI", Rome, Italy

    Giovanni Francesco Livio D'Errico

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Torre, G. (2017). Gastroenterology: Focus on Children with Liver Problems. In: Garganese, M., D'Errico, G. (eds) Conventional Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43181-9_18

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