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Acute cholecystitis MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Findings on MRI suggestive of acute cholecystitis include thickening of the gallbladder and pericholecystic fluid.
MRI
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
- Pericholecystic fluid.
Advantages of MRI
- Advantages of MRI include:[1]
- No exposure to radiation
- Information about other abdominal structures in addition to hepato-biliary tree
Limitations of MRI
- Limitations of MRI include:[1]
- Limited availability
- Time consuming
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf”.
- ↑ Foard DE, Haber AH (1970). “Physiologically normal senescence in seedlings grown without cell division after massive gamma-irradiation of seeds”. Radiat. Res. 42 (2): 372–80. PMID 5442405.
- _Radiology_Reference_Article_|_Radiopaedia.org_3-0|↑ “Acute cholecystitis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org”.
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