Role of MRCP in diagnosis and characterization of bile duct stricture /
دور الرنين المغناطيسي علي القنوات المرارية في تشخيص و توصيف ضيق القناة المرارية
Basma Hussain Tawfik Hassan ; Supervised Reda Saad Abdellatif , Mohamed Hassan Fahmy , Mohamed Moustafa Esmat
- Cairo : Basma Hussain Tawfik Hassan , 2019
- 151 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Radio-diagnosis
MRCP offers the advantage of non invasive imaging without the risk of any procedure-related complications. At MRCP, typical malignant common bile duct (CBD) strictures manifest as irregular, asymmetric strictures with a shouldered margin, whereas benign strictures tend to have smooth and symmetric borders with tapered margins. Long-segmental involvement, a thickened wall, luminal irregularity and asymmetry may favor a malignant stricture, while benign strictures often involve short segments and a smooth transition