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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

Jürgen F. RiemannH. BreerG. LayerHenning E. Adamek

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyMagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographyHepatologymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismGastroenterologymedicineMagnetic resonance imagingDiagnostic algorithmsRadiologybusiness

description

With the introduction of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in the early 1970s, gastroenterologists have a lot of diagnostic options in the biliopancreatic system to their disposal. Meanwhile, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) has become a competitive replacement for diagnostic ERCP with the advantage of avoiding complications related to endoscopic techniques. Mounting evidence suggests that both MRCP and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) have a profound influence of diagnostic algorithms in a variety of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases.

https://doi.org/10.1159/000066091