Diagnostic pitfalls of MR cholangiopancreatography in the evaluation of the biliary tract and gallbladder

• Published in: Radiographics Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 415
• Main Authors: Watanabe, Y, Dohke, M, Ishimori, T, Amoh, Y, Okumura, A, Oda, K, Koike, S, Dodo, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1999
• Subjects: Biliary Tract Diseases - diagnosis; Cholangiography; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Errors; Gallbladder Diseases - diagnosis; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods

Magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography is a noninvasive imaging technique that has proved accurate in the diagnosis of biliary obstruction. However, various diagnostic pitfalls have been reported with MR cholangiopancreatography that were not encountered previously at conventional biliary...