Three-dimensional ultrasound of the bile ducts in the diagnosis and assessment of obstructive jaundice – a preliminary experience using the transparent mode associated to the inve…

Purpose: The assessment of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound using the transparent and the inverse mode for the diagnosis and description of obstructive jaundice of various etiologies. Material and Method: 26 patients with bile ducts dilations documented by retrograde endoscopic cholangiography and 9 patients without bile duct complaints. 3D ultrasound followed conventional 2D examination and the examination protocol included an image algorithm based on the transparent and inverse modes. The 2D and 3D techniques were compared in order to evidence the diagnostic value and final relevance of the image. Results: Th…