The Importance of Imaging Techniques in the Assessment of Biliary Tract Cancer

Current Health Sciences Journal

L.M. FLORESCUreplacement¹ 

关键词: biliary tract cancer;    computed tomography;    magnetic resonance imaging;    ultrasonography;   

DOI  :  10.12865/CHSJ.43.03.03

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Craiova / University of Medicine and Pharmacy

【 摘 要 】

Biliary tract cancer is reported to be uncommon among most countries in Europe. On the other hand, higher incidence values were recorded in Southeast Asia due to various local hepatobiliary flukes and other risk factors. The malignant process can develop anywhere along the biliary tract and it can be divided into three different types according to their anatomic location cholangiocarcinoma, carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater and gallbladder cancer. The biggest problem that we are currently facing with this type of malignancy is that patients are usually diagnosed in late stages with few alternatives regarding therapy. Due to its silent, yet fatal evolution, clinicians require additional help from imaging techniques. Initial evaluation of the biliary tract is usually performed with the help of ultrasonography (US) which can determine if an additional imaging procedure will be required next for further evaluation. Some of these imaging techniques include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),.

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