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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 gallstones.
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
- Gallbladder distention
- Gallstones
Advantages of MRI
- Advantages of MRI include:[1][3]
- 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.
- ↑ Wang A, Shanbhogue AK, Dunst D, Hajdu CH, Rosenkrantz AB (2016). "Utility of diffusion-weighted MRI for differentiating acute from chronic cholecystitis". J Magn Reson Imaging. 44 (1): 89–97. doi:10.1002/jmri.25128. PMID 26691912.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".