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Cholescintigraphy in Obstructive Disease

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Cholescintigraphy

Part of the book series: Developments in Nuclear Medicine ((DNUM,volume 1))

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Cholescintigraphy has proved to be a useful tool in evaluating obstructive liver disease (1,2,3,4) even in patients with very high bilirubin levels. Diethyl-Ida has until now been the reagent most widely used but it has been suggested (5) that quantitative studies are necessary for optimal diagnosis.

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  1. H. S. L. M. Tjen
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  2. P. H. Cox
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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rotterdamsch Radio-Therapeutisch Institut, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    P. H. Cox

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Tjen, H.S.L.M., Cox, P.H. (1981). Cholescintigraphy in Obstructive Disease. In: Cox, P.H. (eds) Cholescintigraphy. Developments in Nuclear Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8325-0_8

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