title: Functional MR cholangiography: diagnosis of functional abnormalities of the gallbladder and biliary tree.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our objective was to describe the technique and utility of functional MR cholangiography (fMRC) in the evaluation of the gallbladder and biliary tree.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FMRC has the potential to provide a comprehensive examination for the anatomic and functional assessment of the gallbladder and biliary tree. Complex anatomic abnormalities and functional disorders can be shown by fMRC, including biliary obstruction and extravasation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N Wolfe St., JHOC 3171C, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. lfayad1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fayad
authors.forename: Ihab R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: Donald G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bluemke
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate; D004492:Edetic Acid; C060076:N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid