Chronic cholecystitis other imaging findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Other Imaging Findings

Arteriography

• Gall bladder arteriography is a useful diagnostic modality to differentiate between acute calculous and acalculous cholecystitis.
• In case of gall stone disease, there is arterial dilatation with extensive venous filling is noticed.
• In acalculous gall stone disease, multiple arterial occlusions with minimal to-absent venous filling is noticed.