title: Radiologic findings of Mirizzi syndrome with emphasis on MRI.
abstract: We have reported a case of Mirizzi syndrome preoperatively diagnosed using MR cholangiopancreatography. MRCP and T2-weighted image using a single-shot fast spin-echo sequence accurately depicted all components of Mirizzi syndrome, including impacted stone in the neck of the gallbladder compressing the common hepatic duct and wall-thickening of the gallbladder without any evidence of malignancy. The combination of MRCP and T2-weighted image can be counted on to replace conventional modalities of diagnosing Mirizzi syndrome without any loss of diagnostic accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome