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==Overview== | ==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. | 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== | ==MRI== | ||
*Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Findings on MRI suggestive of acute cholecystitis include:<ref name="urlGallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459171/#article-19448.s5 |title=Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5442405">{{cite journal |vauthors=Foard DE, Haber AH |title=Physiologically normal senescence in seedlings grown without cell division after massive gamma-irradiation of seeds |journal=Radiat. Res. |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=372–80 |year=1970 |pmid=5442405 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *Abdominal [[MRI]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Findings on [[MRI]] suggestive of acute cholecystitis include:<ref name="urlGallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459171/#article-19448.s5 |title=Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5442405">{{cite journal |vauthors=Foard DE, Haber AH |title=Physiologically normal senescence in seedlings grown without cell division after massive gamma-irradiation of seeds |journal=Radiat. Res. |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=372–80 |year=1970 |pmid=5442405 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Thickening of the gallbladder | **Thickening of the gallbladder | ||
**Pericholecystic fluid. | **Pericholecystic fluid. | ||
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*Advantages of MRI include:<ref name="urlGallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459171/#article-19448.s5 |title=Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | *Advantages of MRI include:<ref name="urlGallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459171/#article-19448.s5 |title=Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
**No exposure to radiation | **No exposure to radiation | ||
**Information about other abdominal structures in addition to | **Information about other abdominal structures in addition to hepato-biliary tree | ||
===Limitations of MRI=== | ===Limitations of MRI=== | ||
*Limitations of MRI include:<ref name="urlGallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459171/#article-19448.s5 |title=Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | *Limitations of MRI include:<ref name="urlGallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459171/#article-19448.s5 |title=Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
**Limited availability | **Limited availability | ||
** | **Time consuming | ||
[[File:Acute_cholecystitis_MRI_001.jpg|400px|thumb|center|MRI of Acute cholecysytitis. <small>Case courtesy of <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/11162">rID: 11162</a><ref name="urlAcute cholecystitis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org">{{cite web |url=https://radiopaedia.org/articles/acute-cholecystitis |title=Acute cholecystitis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref></small>]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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".