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 imagesPatientsCholangiopancreatographyDilatationDuctDifferentiation of achalasia from pseudoachalasia by computed tomography.
Carter M, Deckmann R, Smith R, Burrell M, Traube M. Differentiation of achalasia from pseudoachalasia by computed tomography. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1997, 92: 624-8. PMID: 9128311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetric wall thickeningEsophageal dilationGastroesophageal junctionWall thickeningCT scanIdiopathic achalasiaCT findingsIndefinite diagnosisEsophageal cancerComputed tomography findingsDiagnosis of achalasiaEsophageal wall thickeningEsophageal wall thicknessTomography findingsAchalasia patientsEsophageal massManometric diagnosisMarked thickeningRadiological diagnosisPseudoachalasiaAchalasiaComputed tomographyPatientsEsophageal wallSymmetric thickening