Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-89

  Saad, Wael E A ^a   Ginat, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biliary; cholangiography; computed tomography; magnetic resonance; stones

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST AGENT; CHOLECYSTOKININ OCTAPEPTIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAZEPAM; FERUMOXSIL; IOPANOIC ACID; MANGAFODIPIR; MEGLUMINE IODOXAMATE; MEGLUMINE IOTROXATE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; RANITIDINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOMYOMATOSIS; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT CYST; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT STONE; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT MALFORMATION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BURNING SENSATION; CAROLI DISEASE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLSTONE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIVER CYST; LIVER FUNCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NAUSEA; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHOLESTASIS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52149083075     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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