MRkolangiopancreatografi
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging technique used to visualize the biliary and pancreatic ducts. It relies on heavily T2-weighted sequences that render static fluids, such as bile and pancreatic juice, bright, allowing the ducts to be seen as high-contrast structures within surrounding tissue. Most MRCP studies are acquired as three-dimensional datasets and reformatted for detailed ductal visualization; in some protocols, secretin stimulation or contrast-enhanced sequences may be used to augment visualization.
Indications include evaluation of biliary obstruction from stones, strictures, or tumors; assessment of pancreatic ductal anatomy
Advantages of MRCP include its noninvasiveness, lack of ionizing radiation, and the ability to survey both
Compared with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), MRCP is diagnostic and noninvasive, whereas ERCP is invasive and