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Chronic cholecystitis MRI
Introduction
Overview
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
MRI
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
Limitations of MRI include:[1][3]
- Limited availability
- Time consuming
References
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”.
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