Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiography using mangafodipir compared with standard T2W MRC sequences: A pictorial essay

✍ Scribed by Declan Sheppard; Lynsay Allan; Pat Martin; Trudy McLeay; Wendy Milne; J. Graeme Houston

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 770 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1053-1807
• DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20114

✦ Synopsis

Mangafodipir, a manganese-containing hepatobiliary contrast agent, is excreted in bile. We review the principles and practice of a contrast-enhanced MRC technique using mangafodipir and compare it with standard T2-weighted magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) sequences. Potential applications include the evaluation of leaks and strictures; the assessment of drainage in normal, surgically by-passed, stented and obstructed biliary systems; the diagnosis of cholecystitis; and the evaluation of normal and variant biliary anatomy.