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Abstract #4069

MRI Characteristics of Primary Biliary Tract Malignancies and Its Mimics

Sajeev Ezhapilli1, Jianhai Li2, John Chenevey2, William C. Small2, Volkan Adsay2, Pardeep Mittal2

1Radiology, Emory university, Atlanta,, GA, United States; 2Radiology, Emory university, Atlanta, GA, United States

MRI with MRCP is an invaluable tool in diagnosis of primary biliary tract tumors affecting intrahepatic bile ducts and differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic pathologies. MRI aids in identifying several entities which mimic primary biliary tract tumors and thereby assists clinicians in the detection and management of such pathologies.

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