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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: , Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of chronic cholecystitis. Findings on MRI suggestive of chronic cholecystitis include thickening of the gallbladder and gallstones.

MRI

Findings on MRI suggestive of acute cholecystitis include:[1][2]

Advantages of MRI

Advantages of MRI include:[1][3]

  • No exposure to radiation
  • Information about other abdominal structures in addition to hepato-biliary tree

Limitations of MRI

Limitations of MRI include:[1][3]

  • Limited availability
  • Time consuming

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kaura SH, Haghighi M, Matza BW, Hajdu CH, Rosenkrantz AB (2013). "Comparison of CT and MRI findings in the differentiation of acute from chronic cholecystitis". Clin Imaging. 37 (4): 687–91. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.02.009. PMID 23541278.
  2. Wang A, Shanbhogue AK, Dunst D, Hajdu CH, Rosenkrantz AB (2016). "Utility of diffusion-weighted MRI for differentiating acute from chronic cholecystitis". J Magn Reson Imaging. 44 (1): 89–97. doi:10.1002/jmri.25128. PMID 26691912.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".


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