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1Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Klinikum Mannheim gGmbH, Fakultät für Klinische Medizin Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg. gaa@ikk.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
Purpose:
Evaluation of high-resolution 2D-RARE MRCP in the diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary diseases.
Materials And Methods:
23 patients with various pancreaticobiliary diseases were evaluated using conventional and high-resolution 2D-RARE sequences.
Results:
High-resolution RARE MRCP allowed for improved delineation of biliary and pancreatic ducts at the expense of reduced signal-to-noise ratio. Pathological findings were significantly (p < 0.001) better demonstrated with high resolution RARE MRCP (score 1.65 +/- 0.54) as compared to the conventional RARE sequence (score 2.58 +/- 0.62).
Conclusions:
High-resolution 2D-RARE-MRCP improves the delineation of biliary and pancreatic ducts. This sequence should replace the conventional 2D-RARE sequence.
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