MAGNETIC-RESONANCE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY

Citation
Dm. Schuster et al., MAGNETIC-RESONANCE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY, Abdominal imaging, 20(4), 1995, pp. 353-356
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
09428925
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
353 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
0942-8925(1995)20:4<353:MC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) can be performed with data fr om a routine imaging protocol, without the need for additional pulse s equences or special equipment. We studied three patients with obstruct ive jaundice who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liv er. T2-weighted fat suppressed fast spin-echo sequences were processed with a maximum intensity projection algorithm to create three-dimensi onal images of the dilated portions of the biliary tree. Results were correlated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and com puted tomography. These images compare favorably with those acquired o n scanners in which special breath-holding gradient echo protocols are used.