title: [MRI cholangiopancreatography in the pathology of the bile ducts and pancreas].
abstract: MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a recent and exciting imaging modality that allows visualization of bile and pancreatic ducts without morbidity. Although the technique of MRCP is in its early stages of development and MRCP technology is progressing MRCP will undoubtedly replace traditional techniques such as diagnostic ERCP. This article describes MRCP findings in bile or pancreatic duct diseases, analyzes the accuracy of MRCP in these diseases, and discusses the potential role of MRCP in evaluating the pathology of the biliary tract and pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taourel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calvet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lecesne
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pradel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drouillard
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bruel
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Apport de la cholangiopancréatographie IRM dans la pathologie des voies biliaires et pancréatiques.