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Breath-hold MR Cholangiopancreatography with Three-dimensional, Segmented, Echo-planar Imaging and Volume Rendering

¹ Department of Radiology, Daniel den Hoed Kliniek, University Hospital Rotterdam, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075EA Rotterdam, the Netherlands (P.A.W., M.O.)
² Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mannheim, Germany (J.G.)
³ Traumatology Department, Hospital Jesus Yerena de Lidice, Caracas, Venezuela (D.R.W.).

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.

Index terms: Bile ducts, MR, 76.121412, 76.121416 • Pancreatic ducts, MR, 77.121412, 77.121416

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