Normal hepatobiliary imaging examples

Changed by Craig Hacking, 30 Apr 2024
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This article lists examples examples of normal imaging of the liver and biliary tree and surrounding structures, divided by region and modality.

Liver

Plain radiographs
Ultrasound
CT
MRI
DSA
  • common hepatic artery angiogram: example

Nuclear medicine

Gallbladder and biliary tree

Fluoroscopy
CT
MRI
  • -<p>This article lists<strong> examples of normal imaging of the liver and biliary tree </strong>and surrounding structures, divided by region and modality.</p><h4>Liver</h4><h5>Plain radiographs</h5><ul><li>liver silhouette: <a href="/cases/normal-abdominal-radiograph">example</a>
  • -</li></ul><h5>Ultrasound</h5><ul>
  • -<li>liver ultrasound<ul><li><a href="/cases/normal-liver-ultrasound-and-shear-wave-elastography">example 1 with shear wave elastography</a></li></ul>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>liver Doppler ultrasound: <em>example needed</em>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>contrast-enhanced liver ultrasound: <em>example needed</em>
  • +<p>This article lists<strong>&nbsp;examples of normal imaging of the liver and biliary tree </strong>and surrounding structures, divided by region and modality.</p><h4>Liver</h4><h5>Plain radiographs</h5><ul><li><p>liver silhouette: <a href="/cases/normal-abdominal-radiograph">example</a></p></li></ul><h5>Ultrasound</h5><ul>
  • +<li>
  • +<p>liver ultrasound</p>
  • +<ul><li><p><a href="/cases/normal-liver-ultrasound-and-shear-wave-elastography">example 1 with shear wave elastography</a></p></li></ul>
  • +<li><p>liver Doppler ultrasound: <em>example needed</em></p></li>
  • +<li><p>contrast-enhanced liver ultrasound: <em>example needed</em></p></li>
  • -<li>non-contrast liver: <a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>arterial liver: <a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>portal venous phase liver: <a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>multiphase liver: <a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>multiphase pancreas:  <a href="/cases/normal-ct-multi-phase-pancreas">example </a>
  • -</li>
  • +<li><p>non-contrast liver: <a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a></p></li>
  • +<li><p>arterial liver: <a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a></p></li>
  • +<li><p>portal venous phase liver: <a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a></p></li>
  • +<li><p>multiphase liver:&nbsp;<a href="/cases/normal-multiphase-ct-liver">example</a></p></li>
  • +<li><p>multiphase pancreas:&nbsp; <a href="/cases/normal-ct-multi-phase-pancreas">example</a></p></li>
  • +<li><p><a href="/articles/ct-cholangiography-protocol">CT intravenous cholangiogram</a>: <a href="/cases/normal-ct-intravenous-cholangiogram">example</a></p></li>
  • -<li>MRI liver<ul>
  • -<li>non-hepatocyte specific contrast: <a href="/cases/normal-liver-mri-with-gadolinium">example</a>,<a href="/cases/normal-liver"> example 2</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<a href="/articles/gadoxetate-disodium">hepatocyte-specific contrast</a> (e.g. Primovist<sup>TM</sup>): <em>example needed</em>
  • -</li>
  • +<p>MRI liver</p>
  • +<ul>
  • +<li><p>non-hepatocyte specific contrast: <a href="/cases/normal-liver-mri-with-gadolinium-1">example</a>,<a href="/cases/normal-liver"> example 2</a></p></li>
  • +<li><p><a href="/articles/gadoxetate-disodium">hepatocyte-specific contrast</a>&nbsp;(e.g. Primovist<sup>TM</sup>): <em>example needed</em></p></li>
  • -<li>MRCP: <a href="/cases/normal-mrcp">example</a>
  • -</li>
  • -</ul><h5>DSA</h5><ul><li><p>common hepatic artery angiogram: <a href="/cases/normal-common-hepatic-artery-angiogram">example</a></p></li></ul><h5>Nuclear medicine</h5><ul><li>HIDA scan: <a href="/cases/normal-hida-scan-1">example</a>
  • -</li></ul><h4>Gallbladder and biliary tree</h4><h5>Fluoroscopy</h5><ul>
  • -<li>T-tube cholangiogram: <a href="/cases/normal-post-cholecystectomy-t-tube-cholangiogram">example 1</a>,<a href="/cases/normal-t-tube-cholangiogram"> example 2</a>, <a href="/cases/normal-t-tube-cholangiography">example 3</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>
  • -<a href="/articles/percutaneous-transhepatic-cholangiography">percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography</a>: example needed</li>
  • -</ul><h5>CT</h5><ul><li>
  • -<a href="/articles/ct-cholangiography">CT intravenous cholangiogram</a>: <a href="/cases/normal-ct-intravenous-cholangiogram">example</a>
  • -</li></ul><h5>MRI</h5><ul><li>MRCP: <a href="/cases/normal-mrcp">example</a>
  • -</li></ul>
  • +<li><p>MRCP: <a href="/cases/normal-mrcp">example</a></p></li>
  • +</ul><h5>DSA</h5><ul><li><p>common hepatic artery angiogram: <a href="/cases/normal-common-hepatic-artery-angiogram">example</a></p></li></ul><h5>Nuclear medicine</h5><ul><li><p>HIDA scan: <a href="/cases/normal-hida-scan-1">example</a></p></li></ul><h4>Gallbladder and biliary tree</h4><h5>Fluoroscopy</h5><ul>
  • +<li><p>T-tube cholangiogram:&nbsp;<a href="/cases/normal-post-cholecystectomy-t-tube-cholangiogram">example 1</a>,<a href="/cases/normal-t-tube-cholangiogram"> example 2</a>, <a href="/cases/normal-t-tube-cholangiography">example 3</a></p></li>
  • +<li><p><a href="/articles/percutaneous-transhepatic-cholangiography">percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography</a>: example needed</p></li>
  • +</ul><h5>CT</h5><ul><li><p><a href="/articles/ct-cholangiography">CT intravenous cholangiogram</a>: <a href="/cases/normal-ct-intravenous-cholangiogram">example</a></p></li></ul><h5>MRI</h5><ul><li><p>MRCP: <a href="/cases/normal-mrcp">example</a></p></li></ul>

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