The Diagnostic Value of MR Cholangiopancreatography in Gallstones / 天津医药
Tianjin Medical Journal
;
(12): 652-653, 2000.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-471805
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in gallstones.Methods:
Seventy-three patients with gallstones were examined with MRCP.Results:
MRCP showed the lesions directly in69 patients,of which 58 patients were proved by surgery. The characteristic imaging appearance included a round,oval ormultifaceted area of filling defect and crateriform depression within the lumen of the bile ducts. MRCP could show false-positive result caused by air within the bile ducts. In the other 4 patients with tiny intra-hepatic stones ( <4 mm) ,MRCP couldnot show the lesions except for the proximal bile duct dilation.Conclusion:
MRCP is a safe,non-invasive and reliable examination and may act as substitute method for patients unsuitable for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ER-CP).
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Tianjin Medical Journal
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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