General NM · GI

HIDA scan

Hepatobiliary (HIDA-class) scintigraphy for acute cholecystitis, bile leak, and gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF) — a living study template using Tc-99m mebrofenin, a facility acquisition journey with Maggoo, interpretation cases, and board-style questions.

Preparation

Facts follow the protocol selected under Image acquisition (Acute cholecystitis vs Gallbladder EF, top-right toggle). Values are typical SNMMI teaching ranges.

Image acquisition

Top-down facility view. Maggoo follows the acute-cholecystitis protocol: check-in → on-table IV Tc-99m mebrofenin → continuous dynamic imaging for 60 minutes → morphine augmentation if the gallbladder has not filled → departure.

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Additional imaging?

PARKING FRONT DESK / WAITING Desk → hallway HALLWAY DOSE ROOM Prep table IV injection CAMERA ROOM Table bed H F Ant Post Entrance

Ready. Press Play to watch Maggoo’s study day.

Image interpretation

Normal filling, acute cholecystitis, low ejection fraction, and bile leak are illustrated with real open-access clinical scintigrams (Radiopaedia.org, CC BY-NC-SA — credited on each case); artifacts/pitfalls use synthetic educational schematics. Select a case for clinical significance and suggested next steps.

ABR practice questions

Board-style items on preparation, morphine augmentation, sincalide/GBEF, and interpretive pitfalls.