The nurse explains to a patient with cholelithiasis that the purpose of the cholescintigraphy (HIDA scan) is to:
A) visualize the location of the gallstones.
B) assess the amount of inflammatory swelling.
C) diagnose abnormal contraction of the gallbladder.
D) assess composition of the gallstones.
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