Breath-hold MR cholangiopancreatography with three-dimensional, segmented, echo-planar imaging and volume rendering.
End-expiration, 21-second breath-hold, three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) was developed with segmented echo-planar imaging. In 15 healthy subjects and 14 randomly selected patients undergoing liver studies, three-dimensional MRCP images were obtained and volume rendered. In 15 (100%) healthy subjects and 13 (93%) patients, clear depiction of biliary, hepatic, and pancreatic ducts (with lumen diameter of at least 2 mm) was possible with good signal-to-noise ratio.
Wielopolski
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Department of Radiology, Daniel den Hoed Kliniek, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Gaa
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Wielopolski
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Oudkerk
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D000328:Adult; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology