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Department | | Nuclear Medicine |
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Procedure/Test Name | | Hepatobiliary or HIDA scan (CCK Hida Scan) |
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Procedure Overview/Details | | For additional information:
Radiology Info website
Procedure: A small IV will be inserted into a vein in your arm and you will be injected with a small amount of a radioactive tracer. Images will be taken immediately following the injection and they will last for 1 to 2 hours, depending on how quickly it takes your liver to excrete the tracer so that your gallbladder can be seen on the camera.
If with CCK-
After the initial images of 1 hour, you will receive another injection of a medicine called CCK or Kinevac. The camera will be recording images for 20 minutes after the injection to determine how effectively your gallbladder squeezes. |
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Preparation | | You need to have nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to the procedure. |
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After Procedure Instructions | | There are no special instruction to follow after your procedure. |
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Directions for Departments | | Directions from PARKING RAMP (Preferred Entrance):
Enter the six story parking ramp on College Avenue. No matter where you park, take the elevator to the third floor. Once on the third floor, you can enter the Robert C. Neldberg building using the large set of automatic doors. Once in the building, continue walking down the hallway until you reach the enclosed skywalk that will take you across the street. Cross College Avenue by this skywalk and turn left at the first hallway. Take the elevators “R,S,T” to the first floor. Proceed straight to the first hallway and turn left. Radiology office window is on your right.
Directions from PARKING LOT A:
Park in Parking Lot A (the parking lot which is to the east of the Robert C. Neldberg building, 580 W. College Avenue). Directly across the street is the “East Entrance”, this is labeled by a brown and white sign. Enter through the East Entrance and go to the main doors directly in front of you. Once in the hallway, take a right. Go all the way to the end of this hallway, and then take a left. Continue down this hallway until you reach the elevators labeled G&H on your right hand side. Take these elevators up one floor to the first floor. Radiology is on your left. Check in at the Radiology office window. |
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