Ultrasound Evaluation of Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Tree Pathology

Topics:
Liver:

• Diffuse disease:
  • Fatty infiltration
  • Hepatitis: acute & chronic
  • Cirrhosis
• Focal disease: cysts, abscesses hematoma, tumor
• Malignancy: metastatic disease, HCC, Portal hypertension

Gallbladder and Biliary Tree:

• Gallbladder sludge
• Cholecystitis
• Emphysematous GB
• Gangrenous GB
• Acalculous cholecystitis
• Adenomyomatosis
• Cholelithiasis Extrahepatic obstruction
• Intrapancreatic obstruction
• Suprapancreatic obstruction
• Klatskin tumor
• Choledochal lithiasis
• Pneumobilia
• Ascariasis
• GB polyps
• Choledochal cysts

Objectives

Upon completion of this enduring material activity, you should be able to accomplish the following:

1. Outline commonly seen liver pathology
2. Recognize ultrasound characteristics associated with commonly seen liver pathology
3. Increase confidence to identify commonly seen pathology.
4. Outline commonly seen GB and biliary tree pathology
5. Recognize ultrasound characteristics associated with commonly seen GB and biliary tree pathology
6. Apply diagnostic criteria to interpret pathology of the GB and biliary tree
7. Increase confidence to identify commonly seen GB and biliary tree pathology

Date of Original Release: 5/6/2015
This edition valid for credit through: 5/6/2018

Video Length: 1:24:00