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Research Paper | Radiology and Medical Imaging Sciences | India | Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024 | Rating: 3.8 / 10

Role of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreaticography (MRCP) in the Evaluation of Patients with Biliary Tract Obstruction

Papu Kumar Jaiswal | Rajesh Mehta ^[4] | Prateek Singh Gehlot | Kamlesh Kotwani

Abstract: Objective: our study of main objective was to Evaluate the diagnostic value of MRCP in the studying the site and cause of obstructive jaundice with determine the accuracy of MRCP as well as correlate the MRCP finding with patients? clinical profile and Biochemical changes. Material and Method: A prospective observational study was performed on 41 patients who have positive clinical signs and symptoms of right sided upper abdominal pain, jaundice, fever, nausea and vomiting with itching. These patients evaluated for biliary obstruction with the help of MRCP findings. Results: In the present study, overall mean age was 53.17 ? 15.79 years.97.56% had pain, 95.12% had icterus, 80.49% had fever and 63.41% had itching types of complaint observed during the study. Sensitivity for benign and malignant pathologies were respective as 100% and 95%. Conclusion: MRCP is highly accurate and superior diagnostic modality in establishing diagnosis of obstructive biliary pathologies.

Keywords: MRCP, obstructive jaundice, diagnostic value, biliary obstruction, clinical profile

Edition: Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024,

Pages: 173 - 178