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Reproducibility of the ultrasound method for measurement of gallbladder volume
A O Damião1, A M Sipahi, D P Vezozzo
1Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo Medical School.
Revista Do Hospital Das Clinicas
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
Gallbladder motility has largely been studied in recent years. Since the ultrasonographic method can be used in gallbladder emptying studies, we investigated the reproducibility of the ultrasound method for measurement of gallbladder volume. The ultrasonographic method was highly reproducible (r = 0.97) and, due to its safeness and lack of use of radioactive agents, it is attractive option for gallbladder motility studies in conditions associated with increased frequency of cholelithiasis.