Open AccessThe Value of Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-Pancreatography (MRCP) in the Detection of Choledocholithiasis
Author(s) -
Ankur Mandelia,
Arun Kumar Gupta,
Devendra Kumar Verma,
Sanjeev Sharma
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6158.3365
Subject(s) - medicine , gold standard (test) , common bile duct , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , predictive value , positive predicative value , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , ultrasonography , prospective cohort study , nuclear medicine , pancreatitis , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-Pancreatography (MRCP) is a non-invasive radiological investigation which can be performed rapidly and which does not expose the patients to ionised radiations or iodinated contrast material. The present study was conducted to evaluate the role of MRCP in detection of Common Bile Duct (CBD) stones in patients with suspected choledocholithiasis.