Breath‐Hold Projection Magnetic Resonance‐Cholangio‐Pancreaticography (MRCP): a New Method for the Examination of the Bile and Pancreatic Ducts
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Vol. 33 (1) , 18-23
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.1910330104
Abstract
Breath-hold MR cholangio-pancreaticography using the RARE method was evaluated as a noninvasive alternative to direct cholangio-pancreaticography in 30 healthy volunteers and in 30 patients with various diseases of the respective duct systems. In contrast to 3D MR cholangiography, RARE MRCP generates projection images requiring a 4-s acquisition time and no postprocessing. Diagnostic information gained from the cholangio-pancreaticograms was fully equivalent to that of conventional x-ray imaging by invasive procedures. Additional information was gained whenever endoscopic access was impossible and/or cystic malformations were present.Keywords
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