RT Book, Section
A1 Marvin, Michael R.
A1 Jones, Christopher M.
A1 Byam, Jerome A.
A1 Iannitti, David A.
A2 Schrope, Beth
SR Print(0)
ID 57915670
T1 Chapter 7. Hepatobiliary Ultrasound
T2 Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176762-0
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57915670
RD 2024/04/24
AB Ultrasound  (US)  plays  a  critical  role  in  the  evaluation  and  management  of  patients  with  hepatobiliary  disorders.  Diagnostically,  US  is  able  to  identify  common  illnesses  related  to  cholelithiasis,  including  acute  cholecystitis  and  choledocholithiasis.  It  is  the  optimal  test  for  detection  of  biliary  dilation,  and  is  also  a  mainstay  of  screening  for  hepatobiliary  malignancies  and  other  liver  masses  (eg,  cystic  vs.  solid  lesions).  US  also  plays  a  vital  role  in  therapy  for  hepatic  disorders,  particularly  in  guiding  surgical  resection  and  ablational  therapies.  Because  of  its  widespread  applicability,  facility  and  familiarity  with  US  are  important  to  all  physicians  involved  in  the  management  of  hepatobiliary  disease.  Indications,  technique,  normal  and  abnormal  findings,  and  therapeutic  maneuvers  applicable  to  US  will  be  discussed  in  the  following  pages.