Oct. 13, 2003 — Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) has excellent overall sensitivity and specificity for the level and presence of obstruction, but it is less sensitive in detecting ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the standard imaging modality for the detection of choledochal cysts and pancreaticobiliary duct anomalies; however, complications related to ...

Background and Aim: Conventional radiological methods, including transcutaneous ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) are non-invasive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Quantitative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography may help assess changes in the biliary tree ...

Bile duct tumors are diagnosed through a combination of imaging techniques and the results of biliary tissue sampling. Noninvasive, cross-sectional imaging tests that provide high quality images of ...

Background. A 72-year-old hypertensive woman presented with a 2-month history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain. She had a 15-day history of jaundice, fever with chills and shivering, nausea, ...

In the era of laparoscopic surgery, intra-operative X-ray investigation of bile ducts to identify coexisting common bile duct stones has been replaced by new techniques, which, unfortunately, are ...

CHICAGO — Large duct injury in pediatric patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis and autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis correlated with a distinct pattern of hepatic gene expression, which may ...

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perspectum Diagnostics announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MRCP+, the worlds most advanced ...

Bile duct cancer is also called cholangiocarcinoma. It is a rare type of cancer that develops in the bile ducts. Most people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer after they become unwell and go to A&E.

CBDS occur in 7-20% of all patients undergoing a gallstone operation and may complicate the course of surgery. Although intraoperative x-ray investigation was routinely performed to diagnose CBDS in ...

Most people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer after they become unwell and go to A&E. Others start by seeing their GP if they have symptoms that could be due to cancer. Some people are also ...