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Abdominal Imaging. Deng-Bin WANG, MD, PhD Dept. of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital SJTU. The Biliary Tract Liver Pancreas Spleen. Imaging of the Biliary Tract. Methods of examination Normal anatomy and X-ray findings Common diseases. Methods of examination (I).
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Abdominal Imaging Deng-Bin WANG, MD, PhD Dept. of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital SJTU
The Biliary Tract • Liver • Pancreas • Spleen
Imaging of the Biliary Tract • Methods of examination • Normal anatomy and X-ray findings • Common diseases
Methods of examination (I) • Plain film: calcium (10~20%) • Oral cholecystography • Intravenous cholangiography • T tube cholangiography • Endoscopic retrograde cholangio- pancreatography, ERCP • percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, PTC
Method of examination (II) • Ultrasonography (US) • Angiography • Computed tomography (CT) spiral CT cholangiography (SCTC) • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
Normal gallbladder anatomy • right 12th rib level • Round, oval or pear-shaped • 7~10cm in length, 3~4cm in width • four parts: funds, body, infundibulum, neck • cystic duct: • 3cm in length, 2~3cm in width
Normal biliary tract findings Intrahepatic bile duct left、right hepatic duct common hepatic duct (3~4cm in length, 4~6mm in width) cystic duct common bile duct (6~10cm in length, 4~8mm in width)
Normal CT finding of gallbladder • Position: between the left and right lobes of liver, at the porta section or below it. • Shape: oval • Size: 4 × 5cm • Density: lower, a little higher than water, homogeneous Common bile duct : 1/3 is visualized Intrahepatic ducts are not visualized
Common diseases of biliary tract • Gallstone • Cholecystitis • Gallbladder cancer
Gallstones (I) • composition: cholesterol, bile pigment, calcium • shape: round, multi-facet, shell-like • location: gallbladder, intra- or extra-hepatic bile duct
Gallstones (II) • opaque stone (+): 10~20% plain film (differentiate: renal stone) • non-opaque stone (-): 80~90% contrast study: filling defect
Differentiation of calculi Calcification of Lymph node Gallstones Ureteral calculi
Acute cholecystitis • Causes: bile duct stone、infection、reflux of pancreatic secretion • Pathology:c congestion and edema of gallbladder mucosa, gallbladder enlarged and its wall thichened • X-ray finding: gallbladder enlarged, gas in the gallbladder lumen or wall. • CT: thickening , irregular and wall(>4mm) ,vague margin.
Chronic cholecystitis • Non-opacifying gallbladder (excluding: inadequate absorption or excretion) • Faint opacifying with vague margin • slower rate of emptying
Hepatic Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Biliary ductal system 23 sec Breath-hold
Biliaryductalsystem High spatial resolution of the entire pancreaticobiliary tract and of the adjacent soft tissue 3D FRSFSE • SSFSE & 3D FRFSE 2D Fast GRE T1 w. Fat Sat 2D SSFSE Sl. thickness: 20 mm. Matrix: 512 x 384 Sl. thickness: 2 mm. Matrix: 384x224 Sl. thickness: 3 mm. Matrix: 512 x 192 After Contrast Media Injection FGRE T1 w. Fat Sat Sl. thickness: 7 mm. Matrix: 512 x 256 Sl. thickness: 5 mm. Matrix: 512 x 256 FGRE T1 w. Fat Sat
2D SSFSE Biliary ductal system • SSFSE & 3DFRFSE 3D FRSFSE 3D FRSFSE 2D SSFSE 2D SSFSE
Biliary ductal system Hepatobiliary system • 2D FIESTA Fat Sat FS FIESTA FS FIESTA SSFSE long TE SSFSE long TE Sl. thickness: 3 mm Matrix 224x224 Zip 512 1 sec / slice
High Resolution T1 w. 3D MRCP - Functional information - Biliary ductal system • LAVA after mangafodipir trisodium administration (Teslascan ) Sl. Thickness 3 mm (ov -0.8 mm) Matrix: 256x224 – ZIP 512 Acq. time: 18 sec
LiverImaging • Plain film • US, CT, MRI • contrast study • GI double contrast • ERCP / PTC • DSA
Patient preparation 4 elements phase-array coil -> huge anatomical coverage -> high SNR -> Asset compatible Torso coil
Liver and Pancreas:Dynamic Contrast- enhanced Scanning Protocol for CT or MRI • Early Phase: (delayed time:25-30s) • Portal Phase: (delayed time:55-60s) • Delayed Phase: (delayed time:90-200s)
Common diseases of Liver • Abscess • Hemangioma • Cancer • Cyst • Cirrhosis
Abscess • Causes:pyogenic、amebic • Clinic:fever、pain、enlargement of liver • CT finding:low-density or cystic mass,20 – 40Hu,with contrastcnhancement of the wall, A surrounding low-density halo.
Hemangioma Well-defined, low-density lesion. Dynamic scans after a bolus of intravenous contrast show dense peripheral enhancement at 15’s, with gradual infilling so that the lesion becomes isodense.