Definition of cholecystography in English:
cholecystography
noun ˌkɒlɪsɪˈstɒɡrəfiˌkōləˌsisˈtäɡrəfē
mass nounMedicine X-ray examination of the gall bladder, used especially to detect the presence of gallstones.
Example sentencesExamples
- Due to the development of improved technology, cholecystography is no longer performed routinely.
- This is apparently the cause of non-visualization of the gallbladder by cholecystography following injury.
- In special circumstances, the older method of oral cholecystography is used where one swallows 6 tablets of x-ray contrast material the night before an upper abdominal x-ray.
- Ultrasonography has replaced cholecystography as the diagnostic test for gall stones.
- Oral cholecystography is used when patients are obese and have a large amount of overlying bowel gas which makes ultrasonography more difficult.