Does intravenous glucagon improve common bile duct visualisation during magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography? Results in 42 patients

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-261

  Dalal, Paras U ^a   Howlett, David C ^a   Sallomi, David F ^a   Marchbank, Nigel D ^a   Watson, Gillian M T ^a   Marr, Amanda ^a   Dunk, Arthur A ^a   Smith, Alastair D ^a  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ampulla; Common bile duct (CBD); Glucagon; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATIENT MONITORING;

COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD); INTRAVENOUS GLUCAGON ADMINISTRATION (IVGA);

RADIOLOGY;

GLUCAGON;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VATER PAPILLA;

EID: 1142297610     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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