Oral cholecystography is a procedure used to visualize the gallbladder by administering, by mouth, a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver. This excreted material will collect in the gallbladder, where reabsorption of water concentrates the excreted contrast. Since only 10% of gallstones are radiopaque, the remaining 90% will app...
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X ray of the gallbladder and biliary channels, following the administration of a radiopaque dye, one of the techniques of diagnostic imaging (q.v.). ...
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Radiography of the gallbladder after ingestion of a contrast medium. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ko″lә-sis-tog´rә-fe) radiography of the gallbladder, using a radiopaque dye as contrast medium. adj., cholecystograph´ic., adj. The purpose of the examination is to determine the ability of the gallbladder to fill, concentrate bile, and empty. The dye is administered in tablets the evening be...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kō′lē-sis-tog′ră-fĕ Definitions: 1. Radiographic study of the gallbladder after oral administration of a cholecystopaque. 2. Scintigraphic imaging of the gallbladder and central bile ducts after administration of a radiopharmaceutical secreted by the liver. Synonyms: Graham-Cole test .....
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the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
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