Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, multimodality imaging findings, differential diagnosis, pathologic staging, and current treatment options of gallbladder carcinoma. CONCLUSION. Understanding the characteristic appearances of primary gallbladder carcinoma at multiple imaging modalities can facilitate diagnosis and enable more accurate staging for triage to extended resection or an alternate therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1440-1447 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American Journal of Roentgenology |
Volume | 191 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2008 |
Keywords
- CT
- Gallbladder neoplasm
- MRI
- PET
- Sonography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging