In which diagnostic procedure is a series of X-rays taken before giving the patient a specially prepared fatty meal and taking an additional series of X-rays?
A. Barium swallow
B. Cholecystography
C. Barium enema
D. CT scan
E. Nuclear medicine
B. Cholecystography
In cholecystography, the radiologist takes X-rays before and after the patient ingests a specially prepared fatty meal and uses fluoroscopy to determine whether the gallbladder absorbs and empties the contrast medium properly.
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