MRCP provides superior diagnostic performance compared to Ultrasound in evaluating the cause of obstructive jaundice, particularly in identifying choledocholithiasis and malignant lesions.
Background: Biliary tract disease is an important clinical finding that can cause obstructive jaundice, which can be either benign or malignant. Timely diagnosis is important as biliary strictures will be misdiagnosed, causing inappropriate surgical intervention, hepatic dysfunction, progressive biliary obstruction and...
Muhammad Salman Naz, Salma Liaqat, Sajjad Hussain, Tariq Saeed Siddiqi, Muhammad Abbas, Mubbashir Latif· Journal of Carcinogenesis· 0 citations
Pediatric intussusception is a common gastrointestinal emergency requiring early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Although ultrasonography (USG) is considered the first-line imaging modality for diagnosis, its potential value in identifying patients who may ultimately require surgical treatment remains uncertai...
M. Solmaz, Osman Gultekin, Ozhan Orhan et al.· Frontiers in Pediatrics· 0 citations
Background: Transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) is the first-line imaging modality for gallbladder (GB) and biliary diseases, however, its diagnostic performance may decline for microlithiasis, and distal biliary and pancreatic lesions where endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) could superior.Aim: To compare the diagnostic accurac...
Rana Raed Mansour· Natural Resources for Human...· 0 citations
Background & Aim: Post-cholecystectomy biliary complications present diagnostic challenges due to frequent discordance between non-invasive and invasive imaging. This study evaluates the impact of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) on diagnostic reclassification and therapeutic decision-making within a structured multidiscipl...
Mahmod Ghoname· Natural Resources for Human...· 0 citations
Objective: To compare the computed tomography urography and magnetic resonance urography in the diagnosis of bladder tumors in patients who present with hematuria using the histopathology as reference standard.
Study Design: Cross sectional diagnostic accuracy studyPlace and Duration of Study: This study was conducted...
Nida Asad, S. Shaikh, Muhammad Alamgir et al.· Medical Forum Monthly· 0 citations
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for detecting and grading hydronephrosis in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected renal colic, using non-contrast computed tomography (CT) as the reference standard. Material and Methods:...
Emre Gökçen, Mikail Kuşdoğan, L. Albayrak et al.· Bozok Tıp Dergisi· 0 citations
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