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OPERATIVE ULTRASONIC BILE DUCT SCANNING
Author(s) -
LANE RODNEY JAMES,
CROCKER ERNEST FRANK
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1979.tb05839.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cholangiography , ultrasonic sensor , visualization , radiology , bile duct , duct (anatomy) , ionizing radiation , medical physics , surgery , artificial intelligence , irradiation , computer science , physics , nuclear physics
The concept of operative echography is introduced. A technique of operative ultrasonic bile duct visualization is presented as an alternative to contrast cholangiography during surgery. The technique is rapid, sensitive, provides immediate results, and does not involve the use of ionizing radiation.