American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 128, Issue 5, 765-768
Copyright © 1977 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Computed tomography and obstructive biliary disease
TR Havrilla,
Haaga JR,
RJ Alfidi,
and
NE Reich
Forty-four patients with confirmed biliary diseases were studied to determine the value of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of biliary pathology. The results indicate that CT is useful and highly accurate in differentiating between obstructive (surgical) and nonobstructive (medical) disease entities. Of the cases with proved obstruction, 88% were correctly identified. All of the nonobstructive cases had positive CT correlation. In addition, the underlying cause of the occlusion was determined in the majority of cases.