Jessica Kurian MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Susan Judith Frank MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

The purpose of this exhibit is to describe the use of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) in diagnosis of congenital and acquired biliary tract disorders. Teaching points include: 1. Review the current literature pertaining to 3DUS and the biliary tract 2. Review the basic technical aspects of 3DUS 3. Understand the normal appearance of the biliary tract on 3DUS 4. Illustrate the 3DUS features of various biliary tract disorders 5. Using examples, discuss the role of 3DUS in biliary tract imaging, including advantages and disadvantages, comparison to CT, MRCP and ERCP, and potential future directions  

1. 3DUS technique 2. 3DUS of the normal biliary tract 3. Case examples of biliary pathology illustrated by 3DUS. The entities presented will include but are not limited to: Cholelithiasis and choldeocholithiasis, cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder carcinoma, adenomyomatosis, gallbladder polyps, choldeochal cyst 4. Future directions and summary  

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Kurian, J, Frank, S, Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography of Biliary Tract Disorders.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14004422.html