Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: the ABC of MRCP

✍ Scribed by Nyree Griffin; Geoff Charles-Edwards; Lee Alexander Grant

• Book ID: 107692344
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 589 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1869-4101
• DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0129-9

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a technique that has evolved over the past two decades. It continues to have a fundamental role in the non-invasive investigation of many pancreatico-biliary disorders. The purpose of this review is to summarise the key concepts behind MRCP, the different techniques that are currently employed (including functional and secretin-stimulated MRCP), the pitfalls the reader should be aware of, and the main clinical indications for its use.