HIDA scan: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Cholecystitis:
HIDA (hydroxyminodiacetic acid) scan in cholecystitis shows the liver by the isotope, but the gallbladder is not seen indicates an obstructed cystic duct.
HIDA (hydroxyminodiacetic acid) scan in cholecystitis shows the liver by the isotope, but the gallbladder is not seen indicates an obstructed cystic duct.
Associated Diagnoses:
97% sensitive, 90% specific
83% sensitive, 33% specific