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10. Similar Scans

HIDA scans are only one type of cholescintigraphy. Similar tests use different radiotracers but are otherwise the same. The term "HIDA scan" comes from an early and incredibly popular radiotracer: hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid. Though this specific tracer is rarer now, "HIDA scan" has largely become a catch-all term for all forms of cholescintigraphy.

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