billary system Flashcards
narrowing of bile ducts
Biliary stenosis
acute or chronic inflammation of the GB
Cholecystitis
presence of gallstones
Cholelithiasis
- general term for radiographic study of the biliary system
Cholegraphy
- radiographic investigation of the GB
Cholecystography
- radiographic investigation of the biliary ducts
Cholangiography
radiography of both the gallbladder & biliary ducts
Cholecystangiography or cholecystocholangiography
relationship with bile
Chole
bag or sac
Cysto
common bile duct
Choledocho
bile ducts
Choloangio
gallbladder
Cholecyst
hormone that stimulates the contraction of gallbladder
Cholecystokinin
IR: 18x24cm
Ppx: prone; erect
Pp:
Prone:
- right side of abdomen centered
- rest head on left cheek – to rotate the vertebrae slightly toward to the left
Erect:
- center gallbladder
- used to demonstrate the mobility of the gallbladder
- detect the presence of stones that are too small to cast individual shadows
- differentiate papilloma or other tumor shadows from cholesterol calculi shadows
CR: perpendicular
PA PProjection
IR: 18x24cm lengthwise
Ppx: recumbent for oblique & lateral projections
Pp: LAO position
- prone
- elevated right side (15-40°)
CR: perpendicular
Instruction – end of exhalation
PA Oblique LAO