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| Once [[magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography]] (MRCP) has been conducted, an MRI scan can be implemented.
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| *The MRI machine uses radio waves and magnets to scan the internal organs and tissues.<ref name="urlPrimary Sclerosing Cholangitis">{{cite web |url=http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/liver-disease/primary-sclerosing-cholangitis/Pages/facts.aspx |title=Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis |format= |work= |accessdate=April 20 2016}}</ref>
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| ===T1-weighted sequences===
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| *T1-weighted sequences are essential in biliary disease when looking for intrahepatic [[calculi]].
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| *These sequences are recommended during 3D acquisition with fat saturation.<ref name="ArrivéRuiz2013">{{cite journal|last1=Arrivé|first1=L.|last2=Ruiz|first2=A.|last3=El Mouhadi|first3=S.|last4=Azizi|first4=L.|last5=Monnier-Cholley|first5=L.|last6=Menu|first6=Y.|title=MRI of cholangitis: Traps and tips|journal=Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging|volume=94|issue=7-8|year=2013|pages=757–770|issn=22115684|doi=10.1016/j.diii.2013.03.006}}</ref>
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| **Fat saturation offers improvements in diagnostic possibilities, especially for the [[bile ducts]] close to the [[hilum]] of the [[liver]], which is often rich in fat.
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| ===T2-weighted sequences===
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| *For examination of the [[bile duct]], T2-weighted sequences with a long echo time are generally used without fat saturation.<ref name="ArrivéRuiz2013">{{cite journal|last1=Arrivé|first1=L.|last2=Ruiz|first2=A.|last3=El Mouhadi|first3=S.|last4=Azizi|first4=L.|last5=Monnier-Cholley|first5=L.|last6=Menu|first6=Y.|title=MRI of cholangitis: Traps and tips|journal=Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging|volume=94|issue=7-8|year=2013|pages=757–770|issn=22115684|doi=10.1016/j.diii.2013.03.006}}</ref>
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| ===Limitations to MRIs===
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| *Whether T1-weighted, T2-weighted, or magnetic resonance cholangiography sequences are involved, the main limitation of bile duct MRI is its suboptimal spatial resolution.<ref name="ArrivéRuiz2013">{{cite journal|last1=Arrivé|first1=L.|last2=Ruiz|first2=A.|last3=El Mouhadi|first3=S.|last4=Azizi|first4=L.|last5=Monnier-Cholley|first5=L.|last6=Menu|first6=Y.|title=MRI of cholangitis: Traps and tips|journal=Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging|volume=94|issue=7-8|year=2013|pages=757–770|issn=22115684|doi=10.1016/j.diii.2013.03.006}}</ref>
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| **Precise examination of the distal bile ducts is still incomplete.
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| *The three main limitations resulting from MRIs fall into the following categories:<ref name="ArrivéRuiz2013">{{cite journal|last1=Arrivé|first1=L.|last2=Ruiz|first2=A.|last3=El Mouhadi|first3=S.|last4=Azizi|first4=L.|last5=Monnier-Cholley|first5=L.|last6=Menu|first6=Y.|title=MRI of cholangitis: Traps and tips|journal=Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging|volume=94|issue=7-8|year=2013|pages=757–770|issn=22115684|doi=10.1016/j.diii.2013.03.006}}</ref>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |