Rationale diagnostic approach to biliary tract imaging

Autor:	T. Rösch, C. Zillinger, T. Rüll, H. Helmberger, C. Ehrenberg, A. Huppertz
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Percutaneous medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging Interventional radiology Cholangiography Biliary tract medicine Medical imaging Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology business Cardiac imaging Neuroradiology
Zdroj:	Der Radiologe. 38:270-278
ISSN:	1432-2102 0033-832X
Popis:	Since the introduction of MR cholangiography (MRC) diagnostic imaging of the biliary tract has been significantly improved. While percutaneous ultrasonography is still the primary examination, computed tomography (CT), conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as the direct imaging modalities of the biliary tract – iv cholangiography, endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiography (ERC), and percutaneous-transhepatic-cholangiography (PTC) are in use. This article discusses the clinical value of the different diagnostic techniques for the various biliary pathologies with special attention to recent developments in MRC techniques. An algorithm is presented offering a rational approach to biliary disorders. With further technical improvement shifts from ERC(P) to MRC(P) for biliary imaging could be envisioned, ERCP further concentrating on its role as a minimal invasive treatment option.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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