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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Magnetic resonance imaging has spawned the new field of MRI cholangiography. With or without contrast material, MRI is able to show the bile in the bile ducts from many different angles and can be as good a modality for detecting stones in the bile ducts as ultrasound imaging, excluding the much more interventional transhepatic cholangiogram. Problems with MRI include limited availability in certain areas, limited cholangiographic skills and experience, and relatively high costs.[1]
Intraoperative cholangiography
Intraoperative cholangiography (IC) has an estimated sensitivity of 59 - 100% for diagnosing choledocholithiasis, with a specificity of 93 - 100%. However, it is highly operator-dependent and is not routinely performed by many surgeons.[2][3]
MRI
- There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].
OR
- [Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
- [Finding 1]
- [Finding 2]
- [Finding 3]
OR
- There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:
- [Complication 1]
- [Complication 2]
- [Complication 3]
References
- ↑ Gurusamy KS, Giljaca V, Takwoingi Y, Higgie D, Poropat G, Štimac D, Davidson BR (2015). "Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography versus intraoperative cholangiography for diagnosis of common bile duct stones". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2): CD010339. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010339.pub2. PMID 25719222.
- ↑ Machi J, Tateishi T, Oishi AJ, Furumoto NL, Oishi RH, Uchida S, Sigel B (1999). "Laparoscopic ultrasonography versus operative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: review of the literature and a comparison with open intraoperative ultrasonography". J. Am. Coll. Surg. 188 (4): 360–7. PMID 10195719.
- ↑ Videhult P, Sandblom G, Rasmussen IC (2009). "How reliable is intraoperative cholangiography as a method for detecting common bile duct stones? : A prospective population-based study on 1171 patients". Surg Endosc. 23 (2): 304–12. doi:10.1007/s00464-008-9883-2. PMID 18398646.