Comparison of real-time cholecystosonography and oral cholecystography.
Radiology
; 135(1): 145-8, 1980 Apr.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7360953
ABSTRACT
To evaluate the efficacy of real-time ultrasonography in detecting cholelithiasis, a series of outpatients and inpatients was examined by oral cholecystography and real-time cholecystosonography. In 163 patients, real-time cholecystosonography achieved a sensitivity of 0.91 and a specificity of 0.99. These values are equal to or better than those usually obtained in current B-mode cholecystosonography or some reported series of oral cholecystography. However, technically excellent and meticulously performed oral cholecystography achieves slightly better sensitivity and specificity than real-time cholecystosonography. The latter is suggested as the initial examination for hospitalized patients, those with abnormal liver function studies or gastric outlet obstruction, and pregnant women. Real-time ultrasonography should also be used when the gallbladder is not adequately opacified on initial oral cholecystography if a sequential dose examination cannot be readily accomplished.
Buscar en Google
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Colecistografía
/
Colelitiasis
/
Ultrasonografía
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Radiology
Año:
1980
Tipo del documento:
Article