Acute cholecystitis MRI
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Findings on MRI suggestive of acute cholecystitis include thickening of the gallbladder and pericholecystic fluid.
MRI
- Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Findings on MRI suggestive of acute cholecystitis include:[1][2]
- Thickening of the gallbladder
- Pericholecystic fluid.
Advantages of MRI
- Advantages of MRI include:[1]
- No exposure to radiation
- Information about other abdominal structures in addition to hepato-biliary tree
Limitations of MRI
- Limitations of MRI include:[1]
- Limited availability
- Time consuming
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".
- ↑ Foard DE, Haber AH (1970). "Physiologically normal senescence in seedlings grown without cell division after massive gamma-irradiation of seeds". Radiat. Res. 42 (2): 372–80. PMID 5442405.
- ↑ "Acute cholecystitis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org".