Use of Magnetic Resonance in Pancreaticobiliary Emergencies

Abstract

This article presents the magnetic resonance protocols, imaging features, diagnostic criteria, and complications of commonly encountered emergencies in pancreaticobiliary imaging. Pancreatic trauma, bile leak, acute cholecystitis, biliary obstruction, and pancreatitis are discussed. Various classifications and complications that can arise with these conditions, as well as artifacts that may mimic pathology, are also included.

Keywords: Bile leak; Biliary obstruction; Cholangitis; Cholecystitis; Emergency MR imaging; MRCP; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Pancreatitis.