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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

CT scan may diagnose and/or monitor biliary obstruction, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, in hepatitis B patients.

CT

In patients with hepatitis B, a CT scan may be performed to:

• Exclude biliary obstruction
• Assess for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma