Keywords:
Abdomen, MR-Cholangiography, Imaging sequences, Neoplasia
Authors:
A. Angeli, S. Kashmoola, M. Strudwick, E. Hornsey, N. Kutaiba
DOI:
10.26044/ranzcr2022/R-0028
Results
Our preliminary search yielded 1260 results. Of which, 294 were repeat scans for 147 different subjects. Seventy-six of these subjects were excluded due to clinical indications other than IPMN follow-up or they failed to contain both abbreviated and complete protocols. Further 44 subjects were excluded as the localiser images were not sent to PACS. A total of 27 subjects with both abbr-MRCP and comp-MRCP (total 54 MRCP studies) were finally included in our study.
Twenty-seven included subjects had a mean age of 69.5 years (SD 10.1) and female predominance (n=19, 70.4%). The median time for comp-MRCP studies (25 min [IQR, 20.5 - 28]) was longer compared to the median time for abbr-MRCP (14 min [IQR, 13 - 15.5]) (P < 0.05). The median time difference between the two protocols was 10 min (IQR, 6.5 - 13.5). None of the patients reviewed in this study were recalled to perform additional sequences following abbr-MRCP.