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Also known as: HIDA scan, cholescintigraphy, hepatobiliary scintigraphy.
If a doctor suspects that a patient is experiencing problems related to the gallbladder, bile ducts or liver, then he or she may order a hepatobiliary scan. It’s a nuclear medicine test that involves scanning these areas of the body to look for problems.
A small amount of a safe radioactive substance is injected into the bloodstream. Then a camera is positioned over the abdomen and takes a number of images while the patient lies completely still. These images are used to look for problems in the liver or surrounding organs.
The patient may need to avoid food, drink or certain medications for a period of time before the test.
There is a slight risk of a reaction to the radioactive material given to the patient, but this risk is very minor.
Reviewed by: Carrie Firestone Baum, MD
This page was last updated on: April 22, 2021 03:01 PM
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is dedicated to the treatment of a wide variety of gastrointestinal problems in infants, children and adolescents with a multidisciplinary approach.
The gallbladder is a pouch located beneath the liver that stores bile before sending it along to the small intestine. Any medical condition that impacts the gallbladder can be lumped into the category of “gallbladder disease”. Learn more
If a duct draining bile from the liver is dilated or shows an out-pouching in a particular segment, this is called a choledochal cyst. Learn more