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===Advantages of MRI=== | ===Advantages of MRI=== | ||
*Advantages of MRI include: | *Advantages of MRI include:<ref name="pmid23541278">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kaura SH, Haghighi M, Matza BW, Hajdu CH, Rosenkrantz AB |title=Comparison of CT and MRI findings in the differentiation of acute from chronic cholecystitis |journal=Clin Imaging |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=687–91 |year=2013 |pmid=23541278 |doi=10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.02.009 |url=}}</ref><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 hepato-biliary tree | **Information about other abdominal structures in addition to hepato-biliary tree | ||
===Limitations of MRI=== | ===Limitations of MRI=== | ||
*Limitations of MRI include: | *Limitations of MRI include:<ref name="pmid23541278">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kaura SH, Haghighi M, Matza BW, Hajdu CH, Rosenkrantz AB |title=Comparison of CT and MRI findings in the differentiation of acute from chronic cholecystitis |journal=Clin Imaging |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=687–91 |year=2013 |pmid=23541278 |doi=10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.02.009 |url=}}</ref><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 | **Time consuming | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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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 chronic cholecystitis. Findings on MRI suggestive of chronic 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]
- Thickening of the gallbladder
- Gallbladder distention
- Gallstones
Advantages of MRI
- Advantages of MRI include:[1][2]
- No exposure to radiation
- Information about other abdominal structures in addition to hepato-biliary tree
Limitations of MRI
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kaura SH, Haghighi M, Matza BW, Hajdu CH, Rosenkrantz AB (2013). "Comparison of CT and MRI findings in the differentiation of acute from chronic cholecystitis". Clin Imaging. 37 (4): 687–91. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.02.009. PMID 23541278.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".