Open AccessDetectability of choledocholithiasis on CT: The effect of positive intraduodenal enteric contrast on portovenous contrast-enhanced studies
Author(s) -
Amr M. Ajlan,
Benoı̂t Mesurolle,
Lawrence A. Stein,
Ellen Kao,
Giovanni Artho,
Mashael Alrujaib,
Caroline Reinhold
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.164184
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , common bile duct , contrast (vision) , diagnostic accuracy , predictive value , retrospective cohort study , radiology , nuclear medicine , gastroenterology , contrast enhancement , pancreatitis , magnetic resonance imaging , artificial intelligence , computer science
To retrospectively assess the accuracy of intravenous (IV) contrast-enhanced multidetector CT (MDCT) in choledocholithiasis detectability, in the presence and absence of positive intraduodenal contrast.