title: [How to do: bile duct ultrasound].
abstract: Grey-scale US of the common bile duct is helpful in detecting the cause of biliary obstruction. We describe bile duct anatomy, its implication for transducer placement and the process of a systematic US evaluation of normal intrahepatic bile ducts and the common bile duct.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum am Steinenberg, Reutlingen.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*