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Understanding Your Diagnosis

• How Does My Doctor Know I Have Bile Duct Cancer?
  
• Abdominal Ultrasound
  

  Abdominal ultrasound is a procedure that uses sound wave technology to assess the organs, structures, and blood flow inside the abdomen.

• Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan of the Liver and Biliary Tract
  

  CT/CAT scans are more detailed than standard x-rays and are often used to assess the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts for for injuries, abnormalities, or disease.

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  

  Detailed information on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including information on how the procedure is performed

• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
  

  Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure in which x-ray and an endoscope - a long, flexible, lighted tube - are used to assess and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas.

• Tests That Help Evaluate Bile Duct Cancer
  
• I’ve Just Been Told I Have Bile Duct Cancer
  
• Understanding Your Stage of Bile Duct Cancer
  
• Can I Survive Bile Duct Cancer? What Is My Prognosis?