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01-02-2012 | Pictorial Review
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: the ABC of MRCP
Authors:
Nyree Griffin, Geoff Charles-Edwards, Lee Alexander Grant
Published in:
Insights into Imaging
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Issue 1/2012
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a technique that has evolved over the past two decades. It continues to have a fundamental role in the non-invasive investigation of many pancreatico-biliary disorders. The purpose of this review is to summarise the key concepts behind MRCP, the different techniques that are currently employed (including functional and secretin-stimulated MRCP), the pitfalls the reader should be aware of, and the main clinical indications for its use.