title: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. The fine art of bilio-pancreatic imaging.
abstract: With the introduction of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in the early 1970s, gastroenterologists have a lot of diagnostic options in the biliopancreatic system to their disposal. Meanwhile, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) has become a competitive replacement for diagnostic ERCP with the advantage of avoiding complications related to endoscopic techniques. Mounting evidence suggests that both MRCP and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) have a profound influence of diagnostic algorithms in a variety of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Deptartment of Medicine, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Academic Hospital of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. MedCLu@t-online.de
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Adamek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Breer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Layer
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Riemann
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*