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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

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The term “cholangitis” indicates an acute or chronic inflammatory process that can involve the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary systems, with multifactorial etiology.

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Manfredi, R., Baglio, I., De Iorio, M., Camera, L., Mucelli, R.P. (2013). Cholangitis. In: Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2844-9_4

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