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Breath-hold MR cholangiopancreatography with three-dimensional, segmented, echo-planar imaging and volume rendering
End-expiration, 21-second breath-hold, three-dimensional magnetic
resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) was developed with
segmented echo-planar imaging. In 15 healthy subjects and 14 randomly
selected patients undergoing liver studies, three-dimensional MRCP images
were obtained and volume rendered. In 15 (100%) healthy subjects and 13
(93%) patients, clear depiction of biliary, hepatic, and pancreatic ducts
(with lumen diameter of at least 2 mm) was possible with good
signal-to-noise ratio