Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun X-ray examination of the bile ducts after the administration of a radiopaque contrast medium.
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- noun roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Simultaneous cholangiography from a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage tube in biliary duct of segment 8 and endoscopic nasobiliary drainage tube in biliary duct of segment 3 revealed drainage of the right lateral sectoral branch into the common hepatic duct and the aberrant drainage of segment 5 into the right lateral sectoral branch.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Nobuhisa Akamatsu 2010
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Intravascular contrast studies with iodinated materials (for example, intravenous urogram, intravenous cholangiography, angiography, and computed tomography (CT) scans with intravascular contrast materials) can lead to acute alteration of renal function and have been associated with lactic acidosis in patients receiving metformin
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