Computed tomography of the gallbladder
| Autor: | FE Seidelmann, Haaga, TR Havrilla, Norbert E. Reich, R J Alfidi, AM Cooperman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors Radiography Cholecystography Gallbladder disease Computed tomography Gallbladder Diseases Cholelithiasis medicine Edema Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Prospective Studies Diagnostic Errors medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Gallbladder Ultrasound General Medicine Gallstones medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Cholecystitis Radiology Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 130:1059-1067 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.130.6.1059 |
| Popis: | Computed tomography (CT) was used to study 79 patients with suspected gallbladder disease. First and second generation scanners were used to determine the efficacy of CT in detecting cholecystitis or cholelithiasis. Manifestations of gallbladder disease such as hydrops, opaque and nonopaque gallstones, chronic cholecystitis with thickened inflammatory walls, and secondary liver abscesses can be easily detected. It is a useful technique for individuals in whom the gallbladder has failed to opacity on oral cholecystography. The scanning method is described, and estimates of reliability are given including its accuracy, limitations, and place in the management of gallbladder disease, especially cholelithiasis. When conventional radiographic examinations or ultrasound fail to give definitive diagnostic information, CT can be a useful alternative with an overall diagnostic accuracy greater than 80%. |
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