Department of Diagnostic Imaging
Location: Suite 026
Director: Kurt Meehan, R.T.
Appointments: 216-382-2853
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
General Description
What to Expect
How to Prepare
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General Description
A Hepatobiliary (Gallbladder) Scan uses a special camera that takes pictures of the gallbladder, after a small amount of a radioactive substance makes it visible. (The level of radioactivity is extremely low and has no side effects.) The scan is used to detect gallbladder disease.
What to Expect
You will be given an intravenous (IV) injection of a small amount of a radioactive substance that will travel through your bloodstream and collect in the gallbladder. You will be asked to lie on your back on a padded table with a camera positioned above you. Your gallbladder will then be imaged immediately for approximately one hour. If the gallbladder does not empty sufficiently, then you will receive an injection of a material that will stimulate the gallbladder into emptying. This will take an additional 45 minutes. Your doctor will receive a written report approximately 48 hours after the scan.
- 1. Do not eat or drink after midnight before the scan.
- 2. If you must take medication, then use only a small amount of water.
- 3. Please arrive 10 minutes before your appointment and bring the requisition provided by your physician.