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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