Imaging the hepatobiliary system in acute disease.
Acute hepatobiliary diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, requiring a rapid, accurate approach to diagnostic imaging for prompt, effective therapy. At least a dozen techniques are now available to evaluate the hepatobiliary tract. These are reviewed in the context of a number of common emergency clinical situations and recommendations are made concerning the most expeditious and efficacious series of imaging tests in each situation.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000792:Angiography; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002758:Cholangiography; D002765:Cholecystography; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
D001466:Barium Sulfate