HIDA-cholescintigraphy in normals. Value of interrupting the migrating motor-complex (MMC)

The value of interrupting the migrating motor-complex (MMC) and computer-assisted technique in HIDA cholescintigraphy was studied in 10 healthy subjects. Sequential scintigrams were sufficient for evaluating biliary-bowel transit time, visualization of the gall bladder and liver wash-out. However, the point of dynamic equilibrium between net uptake and emptying of the tracer of the gall bladder and hepatic areas, required computer assisted technique. Finally, interruption of the MMC resulted in biliary-bowel transit within one hour in all, but only gall bladder visualization in 8, whereas in the fasting state the gall bladder was visualized in all, but with prolonged biliary-bowel transit in one subject.