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01-08-2019 | Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography | Classics in Abdominal Radiology
The “pruned tree” appearance of primary sclerosing cholangitis
Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 8/2019
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The “pruned tree” appearance is a characteristic imaging finding described for the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) diagnosis of long-standing primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). It refers to the presence of peripheral obliteration and reduced arborization of the intrahepatic bile ducts, resulting in a “pruned tree” appearance (Fig. 1) [1].
Fig. 1
A tree before and after pruning.
Courtesy of http://inorganicgardening.blogspot.com. Accessed 25 Mar 2019
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