Open AccessGRAY SCALE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF OBSTRUCTIVE BILIARY DISEASE
Author(s) -
Lawrence B. Stone,
Joseph T. Ferrucci,
Andrew L. Warshaw,
J Wittenberg,
Marilyn Slutsky
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.125.1.47
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , ultrasound , common bile duct , biliary disease , radiology , bile duct diseases , ultrasonography , gallbladder disease , bile duct
B-mode ultrasound examinations have been useful in demonstrating cholelithiasis and obstructive dilatation of the gallbladder. It is now possible with gray scale ultrasound technique to demonstrate dilatation of the common bile duct, as differentiated from the gallbladder, and also to show fluid containing spaces within the liver. Discrimination between solid and fluid filled intrahepatic structures is readily made, and dilated biliary radicles are frequently discernible.