Detection of choledocholithiasis: comparison of unenhanced helical CT and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Neitlich J, Topazian M, Smith R, Gupta A, Burrell M, Rosenfield A. Detection of choledocholithiasis: comparison of unenhanced helical CT and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Radiology 1997, 203: 753-7. PMID: 9169700, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.203.3.9169700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmpulla of VaterBile Duct DiseasesBile Ducts, IntrahepaticCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeCholelithiasisDilatation, PathologicFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleGallstonesHepatic Duct, CommonHumansMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic DuctsRadiographic Image EnhancementSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsUnenhanced helical computed tomographyEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyBile duct stonesHelical computed tomographyCommon bile duct stonesComputed tomographyDuct stonesAmpullary stonesBiliary dilatationBile ductRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyCommon bile duct calculiBile duct calculiIntrahepatic biliary dilatationFalse-positive findingsPorta hepatisPancreatic headDuct calculiGallbladder stonesCT scanERCP imagesPatientsCholangiopancreatographyDilatationDuct