Use of magnetic resonance imaging in surgical hepatology

Three hundred and ninety eight patients with different diseases of the liver and biliary tract were examined on the basis of the complex use of latest technologies of magnetic resonance imaging (dynamic contrast MRI, MR-arterio- and venoportography, MR-cholangiopancreatography), which yield all necessary information during one study to design surgical treatment. The study was conducted by using a Magnetom Vision 1.5T apparatus (Siemens). The advantages of the technique over invasive X-ray studies are shown. Different MRI procedures have been ascertained to be highly diagnostically effective in evaluating hepatic and biliary diseases.