Biliary Imaging Flashcards

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MRCP imaging techniques

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MRCP = T2 weighted sequences to view fluid in biliary tract/surrounding structures

fast spin echo sequences

intremediate T2 (TE 80-100ms) best suited for biliary ductal syste

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advantages/disadvantages of MRCP over ERCP

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Advantages

  • MRCP has the ability to see extra-luminal findings.
  • MRCP can visualize excluded (obstructed) ducts.
  • MRCP is non-invasive.

Disadvantages

  • MRCP does not allow for concurrent therapeutic intervention.
  • MRCP does not actively distend the biliary ductal system with contrast. -MRCP has worse spatial resolution compared to ERCP.
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3
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gadoxetic acid disodium

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Eovist

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4
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gadobenate dimeglumine

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Multihance

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5
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contrast enhanced MRCP

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FS T1 weighted with gadolinium contrast agents with biliary excretion

short T1 relaxation resulting in T1 hyperintense biliary fluid (20-45 min delay to allow for biliary excretion)

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6
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Todani system

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divides choledochal cysts based on number, distribution, morphology

type I: fusiform dilation
type II: extrahepatic saccular dilation
type III: intraduodenal bile duct dilation
type IV: multiple segments dilated
type V: intrahepatic dilation/caroli disease

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7
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choledochal cysts vs hamartomas

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choledochal cysts communicate with biliary tree

hamartomas do not communicate with biliary tree

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8
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biliary anatomic variants

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low insertion of cystic duct

aberrant right posterior duct

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9
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aberrant right posterior duct clinical significance

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right hepatic liver donor; 2 right hepatc ducts must be anastomosed separately

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10
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when are choledochal cysts diagnosed? increased risk?

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childhood; increased risk for cholangiocarcinoma

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11
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most common type of extrahepatic cyst

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type 1 choledochal cyst

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12
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caroli disease association

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polycystic kidneys

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13
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caroli syndrome

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caroli disease + hepatic fibrosis

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14
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central dot sign

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CECT: small branch of portal vein and hepatic artery dilated bile ducts

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15
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type of cholcystitis seen in ICU pts

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acalculus colecystitis

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16
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CT diagnosis of acute cholecystitis

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gallbladder wall thickening >3mm
pericholecystic fluid
gallbladder hyperemia
galbladder calculi

17
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complications of acute cholecystitis

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gangrenous cholecystitis, gallbladder perforation, emphysematous cholecystitis

18
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gangrenous cholecystitis cause? treatment?

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increased intraluminal pressure&raquo_space; wall ischemia

wall thickening asymmetric/intraluminal membranes present

treat: emergent cholecystectomy/cholecystostomy

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acute gallbladder perforation complications

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subacute peroration&raquo_space; pericholecystic abscess

bile peritonitis

cholecystoenteric fistula

20
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emphysematous cholecystitis

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gas forming bacteria in the lumen/wall of gallbladder

typical patient: elderly diabetic

treatment: emergent cholecystectomy/cholcystostomy; conservative in high risk patients

21
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porcelain gallbaldder

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peripherally calcified gallbladder wall, thought to be sequelae of chronic cholecystitis

controversial increased risk of gallbladder carcinoma; treatment with non-emergent cholecystectomy

22
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Charcot’s triad

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fever, abdominal pain, jaundice

23
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most common cause of ascending cholangitis

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choledocholithiasis

24
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imaging findings of ascending cholangitis

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hyperenhancement/thickening of walls of bile ducts; often with CBD stone

25
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PSC, associations, complications

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idiopathic inflammator destruction of bile ducts

associated with UC, more common in males

cirrhosis, cholangiocarcinoma, recurrent biliary imagings

26
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PSC imaging characteristics

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beaded, irregular appearance of CBD and intrahepatic bile ducts

27
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PSC mimic

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HIV cholangiopathy; although HIV cholangitis is more associated iwth papillary stenosis

28
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PBC

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inflammation/destruction of smaller bile ducts than PSC

middle aged women –> pruritis –> hepatic cirrhosis

29
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AIDS cholangitis

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biliary infection with ryptosporidium and CMV; present with RUQ pain, fever, elevated LFTs

papillary stenosis (different than PSC)

30
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recurrent pyogenic cholangitis/oriental cholangiohepatitis

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parasie: clonorchis sinesis

pigment stone formation, biliary stasis, cholangitis

indigenous to SE asia

recurrent jaundice/fevers

increased risk of cholangiocarcinoma

31
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triad of recurrent pyogenic cholangitis

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pneumobilia, lamellated bile duct filling defects, intrahepatic/extrahepatic bile duct dilation/strictures

32
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biliary cystadenoma

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benign cystic neoplasm in middle aged women; does not communicate with biliary system

abdominal pain, n/v, obstructive jaundice; may be large may recur after resection

33
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biliary cystadenoma imaging

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large multiloculated cystic mass; septations distinguish from simple cyst

no thick enhancing wall

large solid component/thick calcificationshould raise concern for cystadenocarcinoma

34
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cholangiocarcinoma

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malignant tumor of biliary ductal epithelium –> duct obstruction and intrahepatic ductal dilation, capsular retraction &raquo_space; lobar atrophy

hilar tumor at intrahepatic ducts is known as Klatskin tumor

35
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risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma

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Choledochal cyst(s).
Primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome. Clonorchis sinensis infection.
Thorium dioxide (alpha-emitter contrast agent), not used since the 1950s. Thorium dioxide is also associated with angiosarcoma and HCC.

36
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gallbladder carcinoma

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chronic gallblader inflammation&raquo_space; carcinoma

scirrhous infiltrating mass that invades through wall into liver; sometimes polypoid mass, rarelymural thickening

37
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gallbladder metastasis

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melanoma