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Magnetic resonance imaging of the pediatric pancreaticobiliary system
Ist Teil von
Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America, 2013-11, Vol.21 (4), p.681
Ort / Verlag
United States
Erscheinungsjahr
2013
Link zum Volltext
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MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is an extremely useful tool for evaluating a wide variety of disorders affecting the pancreaticobiliary system in neonates/infants, children, and adolescents. This imaging technique has numerous distinct advantages over alternative diagnostic modalities, such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, including its noninvasive nature and lack of ionizing radiation. Such advantages make MRCP the preferred first-line method for advanced imaging the pediatric pancreaticobiliary tree, after ultrasonography. This article presents a contemporary review of the use of MRCP in the pediatric population, including techniques, indications, and the imaging appearances of common and uncommon pediatric disorders.