title: [Diagnostic quality control of hepatobiliary echography by autopsy correlation].
abstract: A methodology to evaluate routine ultrasonography performed in liver pathology is described. The results of 62 autopsies, undoubtedly the most accurate anatomical reference, were compared to those of sonographic examination of the liver performed two months before death at the most. Discordance was found in 23 cases. False negative results in the detection of metastasis and thrombosis of hepatic veins or inferior vena cava were the major pitfalls. The reasons and the consequences of each error were determined for each case.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frouge
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Menu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Degott
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Isnard
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hélénon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Potet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nahum
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D011169:Portal Vein; D011786:Quality Control; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
vernacular_title: Contrôle de la qualité diagnostique de l'échographie hépato-biliaire par corrélation autopsique.