From:  Monitoring the hepatobiliary function using image techniques and labeled cholephilic compounds

Image techniques commonly used to assess the liver structure and function

Liver pathologyImage techniquesAlternativesReferences
Biliary leakCholescintigraphyNA[5]
GallstonesERCPPTC[6, 7]
CholecystitisCholescintigraphyNA[8, 9]
CholestasisCholescintigraphyPET-CT[8, 10]
Hepatic fibrosisUltrasound elastographyMRI, MRE[11–16]
Liver cancerUltrasonographyCT/MRI[13, 17]
Liver metastasisMRI/CTNA[15, 18]
Liver steatosisUltrasonographyNA[12]
Obstructed/dilated ductsCholescintigraphyNA[19, 20]
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ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; MRE: magnetic resonance elastography; NA: none available; PET: positron emission tomography; PTC: percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography