Question 1

can hida scans show false positives?

Accepted Answer

Absence of the : Isotope in the gallbladder can be seen in settings other than acute cholecystitis. Chronic cholecystitis, patients on intravenous hyperalimentation, and inadequate fasting before the procedure are a few causes.

Question 2

what is a hida scan and an mrcp test?

Accepted Answer

Liver tests: A hida scan is a scan where a medicine that is taken up and excreted by you liver is tagged with a radioactive particle that can be captured on a monitor. It measures if you havea bile blockage or leak. An mrcp is an MRI that looks at your bile and pancreatic ducts. It is a noninvasive way to avoid a endoscopic  retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ercp).

Question 3

hida scan safe if you have pancreatitis?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Hida scan is a method to look at the ability of the liver to excrete a radioactive dye - a nuclear medicine study.  It may tell if there is blockage of bile coming out of the liver or if the gallbladder is not working.  Since it does not involve instrumentation of the pancreas, it does not worsen pancreatitis.  It does have limitations, cannot be used if the bilirubin is elevated and not specific.

Question 4

15% hida scan should i have gallbladder out?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Are you having abdominal discomfort with bloating & nausea after eating? Do you have gallstones? Did the scan recreate abdominal problems? If you are having appropriate symptoms, about 80% of people get better with gallbladder surgery. But remember others do not get better & repeatedly ask on this site why they are still having difficulties after surgery.

Question 5

what is a normal % for a hida with cck scan?

Accepted Answer

35-75% normal: A hida (hipatobiliary iminodiacetic acid) scan with cck is normally done when gallbladder disease is suspected but gallstones are not present. The test is a radionuclide scan with an injection of the hormone cholecystokinin. The hida scan is used to see the gallbladder then cck is injected to make the gallbladder contract. Normal is around 35-75%.

Question 6

will being hungover change results of hida scan?

Accepted Answer

No: As long as you are fasting for the requested interval you will be fine.

Question 7

are there ways to get a false positive hida scan?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Specifically, if the hida scan is done to diagnose acute cholecystitis, there are many potential causes of a false positive.  Some reasons include nonfasting state, prolonged fasting, recent use of narcotics, liver dysfunction due to chronic disease or alcoholism, and more.

Question 8

does 45% hida scan mean my gallbladder is getting sick?

Accepted Answer

No.: There are typically 2 ways to use the results of a hida scan.  If the gallbladder doesn't appear, then that is consistent with disease (called cholecystitis). If the functioning of the gallbladder is poor with a ejection fraction less than 30%, it is called dyskinesia and may be a cause for problems.

Question 9

what is the difference between pipida scan and hida scan?

Accepted Answer

None: Both tests the same: gallbladder function, but use different trace material.

Question 10

hida scan resultsare 34% with no stones. what is my prognosis?

Accepted Answer

Ejection fraction: The 34% is the ejection fraction, the effectiveness of gallbladder contraction which is at around the lower end of normal.  Talk to your doctor as I am sure this was done due to symptoms, and that is what your doctor is treating and may not necessarily be the numbers.

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