Cholangiography
Appearance
The testing of the biliary tree (commonly called a bile duct) by radiology. Intravenous cholangiography IVC, was a previously used method which has been largely replaced by cholangiography. There are at least two kinds of cholangiography:
- percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)
- endoscopic retrograde choledochography (ERC)
In both cases the usage of fluorescent fluids are used to create contrasts that make the diagnosis possible.