title: Magnetic resonance imaging of pancreaticobiliary diseases in children: from technique to practice.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging is useful for evaluating pancreaticobiliary diseases in children after initial sonography, obviating the use of ionizing radiation or invasive procedures such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or transhepatic biliary procedures. Advanced MRI applications have improved depiction of pediatric pancreaticobiliary anatomy and have greatly impacted management of biliary and pancreatic diseases in children. In this article, we review current MRI and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) techniques and discuss their role in the assessment of common pancreatic and biliary disorders in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. anupindi@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Sudha A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Anupindi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Chauvin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Asef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khwaja
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Biko
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Biliary tract; Children; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pancreas