Chronic cholecystitis MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
MRI
- MRI with MR cholangiopancreatography in the emergency setting provides rapid, noninvasive, and confident diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and associated gall bladder disease (gall stones)[1].
- Finding on MRI include
- Gallbladder distension
- Intraluminal sludge
- Gallstones
- Impacted stones obstructing the neck of the gallbladder neck
- Cystic duct obstruction
- Thickening of the gallbladder wall
- Abnormal signal intensity due to edematous stratification
- Pericholecystic and perihepatic fluid
- Increased enhancement of the gallbladder wall and adjacent liver parenchyma with intravenous paramagnetic contrast is used
Images
MR images demonstrates findings that are consistent with acute cholecystitis (perichol fluid, GB wall thickening)
References
- ↑ Tonolini M, Ravelli A, Villa C, Bianco R (2012). "Urgent MRI with MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) of acute cholecystitis and related complications: diagnostic role and spectrum of imaging findings". Emergency Radiology. 19 (4): 341–8. doi:10.1007/s10140-012-1038-z. PMID 22447440. Retrieved 2012-08-20. Unknown parameter
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