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*[[Computed tomography]] (CT) without contrast injections are more sensitive than [[ultrasounds]] in demonstrating [[choledocholithiasis]], the leading cause of acute cholangitis.<ref name="pmid16691174">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gallix BP, Aufort S, Pierredon MA, Garibaldi F, Bruel JM |title=[Acute cholangitis: imaging diagnosis and management] |language=French |journal=J Radiol |volume=87 |issue=4 Pt 2 |pages=430–40 |year=2006 |pmid=16691174 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*CT scans have a higher sensitivity (63%) and are accurate in localizing the site of obstruction.<ref name="TseBarkun2006">{{cite journal|last1=Tse|first1=Frances|last2=Barkun|first2=Jeffrey S.|last3=Romagnuolo|first3=Joseph|last4=Friedman|first4=Gad|last5=Bornstein|first5=Jeffrey D.|last6=Barkun|first6=Alan N.|title=Nonoperative imaging techniques in suspected biliary tract obstruction|journal=HPB|volume=8|issue=6|year=2006|pages=409–425|issn=1365182X|doi=10.1080/13651820600746867}}</ref> | |||
*The accuracy of conventional CT in determining the presence and level of obstruction is between 81–94%.<ref name="TseBarkun2006">{{cite journal|last1=Tse|first1=Frances|last2=Barkun|first2=Jeffrey S.|last3=Romagnuolo|first3=Joseph|last4=Friedman|first4=Gad|last5=Bornstein|first5=Jeffrey D.|last6=Barkun|first6=Alan N.|title=Nonoperative imaging techniques in suspected biliary tract obstruction|journal=HPB|volume=8|issue=6|year=2006|pages=409–425|issn=1365182X|doi=10.1080/13651820600746867}}</ref> | |||
Case courtesy of Dr Henry Knipe, <a href="http://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="http://radiopaedia.org/cases/39068">rID: 39068</a> | |||
([http://www.radswiki.net Images courtesy of RadsWiki]) | |||
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Axial non-contrast of ascending cholangitis | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
CT Scan
- Computed tomography (CT) without contrast injections are more sensitive than ultrasounds in demonstrating choledocholithiasis, the leading cause of acute cholangitis.[1]
- CT scans have a higher sensitivity (63%) and are accurate in localizing the site of obstruction.[2]
- The accuracy of conventional CT in determining the presence and level of obstruction is between 81–94%.[2]
Case courtesy of Dr Henry Knipe, <a href="http://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="http://radiopaedia.org/cases/39068">rID: 39068</a>
References
- ↑ Gallix BP, Aufort S, Pierredon MA, Garibaldi F, Bruel JM (2006). "[Acute cholangitis: imaging diagnosis and management]". J Radiol (in French). 87 (4 Pt 2): 430–40. PMID 16691174.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tse, Frances; Barkun, Jeffrey S.; Romagnuolo, Joseph; Friedman, Gad; Bornstein, Jeffrey D.; Barkun, Alan N. (2006). "Nonoperative imaging techniques in suspected biliary tract obstruction". HPB. 8 (6): 409–425. doi:10.1080/13651820600746867. ISSN 1365-182X.