USE OF HEPATOBILIARY SCINTIGRAPHY IN CLINICALLY NORMAL CATS

Hepatobiliary scintigraphy provides a noninvasive assessment of hepato biliary structure and function, and has been used extensively in peopl e. Hepatocellular measurements determined in the cats of this study in clude cardiac washout (less than or equal to 2 minutes) and time of ma ximal hepatic activity (less than or equal to 5 minutes) and hepatic w ashout (less than or equal to 30 minutes). The gallbladder response to synthetic cholecystokinin was determined to be less than or equal to 3 minutes. Additional measurements also were identified. Potential use of hepatobiliary scintigraphy in feline medicine is discussed.