Functional evaluation of cystic duct patency with Gd-EOB-DTPA MR imaging: An alternative to hepatobiliary scintigraphy for diagnosis of acute cholecystitis?

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 457-464

  Krishnan, Pranay ^a   Gupta, Rajan T ^a   Boll, Daniel T ^a   Brady, Christopher M ^a   Husarik, Daniela B ^a   Merkle, Elmar M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Functional imaging; Gd EOBDTPA; Hepatobiliaryspecific contrast agents; MRI

Indexed keywords

GADOXETIC ACID;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY EXCRETION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYSTIC DUCT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84863724911     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9785-y     Document Type: Article

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