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Breath-hold MR cholangiopancreatography with three-dimensional, segmented, echo-planar imaging and volume rendering
P A Wielopolski1, J Gaa, D R Wielopolski
1Department of Radiology, Daniel den Hoed Kliniek, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Radiology
|January 14, 1999
Abstract:
End-expiration, 21-second breath-hold, three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) was developed with segmented echo-planar imaging. In 15 healthy subjects and 14 randomly selected patients undergoing liver studies, three-dimensional MRCP images were obtained and volume rendered. In 15 (100%) healthy subjects and 13 (93%) patients, clear depiction of biliary, hepatic, and pancreatic ducts (with lumen diameter of at least 2 mm) was possible with good signal-to-noise ratio.