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New approach in diagnosis of bile duct disease with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging
Author(s) -
CHAN YU
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1998.01749.x
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , ultrasound , radiology , cholangiography , biliary disease , bile duct , bile duct diseases , endoscopic ultrasound , surgery
Advances in technology have made possible the clinical application of magnetic resonance cholangiography, endoscopic, intra‐operative and laparoscopic ultrasound in the study of the biliary tree, in addition to conventional magnetic resonance imaging and transabdominal ultrasound. The role of the conventional, as well as the newer techniques, in the diagnosis of bile duct disease and the limitations and pros and cons of each technique, will be the subject of the present discussion.