title: Evaluation of the biliary tree: a comparison of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and ultrasonography.
abstract: After we examined 45 patients with jaundice, using both percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and ultrasonography, our results suggest that ultrasound is useful as an early screening procedure in evaluating patients with jaundice.
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography