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Breath‐Hold Projection Magnetic Resonance‐Cholangio‐Pancreaticography (MRCP): a New Method for the Examination of the Bile and Pancreatic Ducts
Author(s) -
Laubenberger JÜRg,
Büchert Martin,
Schneider Britta,
Blum Ulrich,
Hennig JÜRgen,
Langer Mathias
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.1910330104
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , cholangiography , medicine , t2 weighted , radiology , common bile duct , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , maximum intensity projection , projection (relational algebra) , nuclear medicine , computer science , surgery , angiography , algorithm , pancreatitis , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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.