A technologist will explain the entire process to you prior to starting the exam.  He/she will also ask you some health history questions, which will help our radiologist interpret your exam.

You will be asked to lie flat on our scanning bed for about 1 hour.  The imaging cameras will be positioned over your abdomen for the length of the exam.

A technologist will give you an intravenous (IV) injection of a radiopharmaceutical reagent that is picked up by your liver and excreted through your biliary system.  Our cameras will detect the radioactive material and provide a visual image of this path for the radiologist to interpret.

If you have any technical questions specific to this procedure, please don’t hesitate to ask the technologist at scan time.  All clinical questions should be directed to your physician.

A report will be sent to the ordering physician.

You will be in our department a little over an hour.