title: Accuracy of computed tomography of the liver and biliary tract.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) is a highly accurate method of detecting and clarifying the nature of space-occupying lesions within the liver. Obstructive (surgical) jaundice can be differentiated from nonobstructive (medical) jaundice very accurately using CT scanning; when obstruction is present, its level and cause can often be diagnosed. CT is not a sensitive method of detecting hepatocellular disease. Sources of error in CT scan interpretation are analyzed.
mesh_terms: D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed