[How to do: bile duct ultrasound]

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 Apr;140(8):587-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-101383. Epub 2015 Apr 16.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Grey-scale US of the common bile duct is helpful in detecting the cause of biliary obstruction. We describe bile duct anatomy, its implication for transducer placement and the process of a systematic US evaluation of normal intrahepatic bile ducts and the common bile duct.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Bile Duct Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Common Bile Duct / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Patient Positioning / methods*
  • Ultrasonography / methods*