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MRCP diagnosis of Mirizzi syndrome in a paediatric patient: importance of T1-weighted gradient echo images for diagnosis

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We report a 15-year-old boy with Mirizzi syndrome diagnosed by MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Respiratory-triggered 3D MRCP was performed during free breathing. An impacted gallstone was noted in the infundibulum; this was not visible on T2-weighted images, but was hyperintense on T1-weighted gradient-echo images. This case illustrates the utility of 3D MRCP with parallel imaging in paediatric patients and the importance of T1-weighted gradient-echo images for the diagnosis of impacted gallstones.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    Diana Kaya, Musturay Karcaaltincaba, Okan Akhan & Mithat Haliloglu

  2. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    Nuray Uslu

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Kaya, D., Karcaaltincaba, M., Akhan, O. et al. MRCP diagnosis of Mirizzi syndrome in a paediatric patient: importance of T1-weighted gradient echo images for diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol 36, 980–982 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0238-7

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