Accuracy of computed tomography of the liver and biliary tract.
Radiology, 1977/7;124(1):123-8.
Levitt RG, Sagel SS, Stanley RJ, Jost RG
PMID: 194273
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Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) is a highly accurate method of detecting and clarifying the nature of space-occupying lesions within the liver. Obstructive (surgical) jaundice can be differentiated from nonobstructive (medical) jaundice very accurately using CT scanning; when obstruction is present, its level and cause can often be diagnosed. CT is not a sensitive method of detecting hepatocellular disease. Sources of error in CT scan interpretation are analyzed.
MeSH terms
Biliary Tract Diseases; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Cholangitis; Cholestasis; Cysts; Female; Gallstones; Hematoma; Humans; Liver; Liver Abscess; Liver Diseases; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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