[Comparison of endoscopic biopsy and scintiscans in liver diseases (author's transl)]

The diagnostic possibilities of liver scintiscans with indium-113m acetylacetonate were investigated in 314 patients. The results obtained were compared with our own endoscopic biopsy investigations. The scintiscans give information on the stage of the disease, but in contradistinction to the laparoscopic biopsies, not on etiology or activity of the disease. In contrast to the endoscopic biopsies, scintigraphy carries no risk. The advantage of the indium-113m acetylacetonate we used lies in the low radiation exposure.