An update on biliary imaging

Surg Clin North Am. 2008 Dec;88(6):1195-220, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2008.07.007.

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the gamut of biliary imaging techniques currently available to the clinician. It provides a brief history of biliary imaging, particularly intravenous cholangiography, including most commonly used contrast agents. This history is followed by a detailed discussion of modern-day practice modalities, including fluoroscopic and barium cholangiography, CT cholangiography, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biliary Tract Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cholangiography / methods*
  • Cholangiography / trends
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance / methods*
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance / trends
  • Humans
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods