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The interrupted rim sign in acute cholecystitis: A method to identify the gangrenous form with MRI
Author(s) -
Pedrosa Ivan,
Guarise Alessandro,
Goldsmith Jeffrey,
Procacci Carlo,
Rofsky Neil M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.10356
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , acute cholecystitis , cholecystitis , necrosis , sign (mathematics) , gadolinium , pathology , gastroenterology , chemistry , mathematical analysis , mathematics , organic chemistry
We present the imaging findings on MR of a patient with acute gangrenous cholecystitis that demonstrated patchy enhancement of the gallbladder mucosa on gadolinium‐enhanced fat‐saturated T1‐weighted gradient echo images. This interrupted rim of mucosal enhancement correlated with patchy areas of necrosis and inflammation of the gallbladder mucosa on the histopathological examination. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2003;18:360–363. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.