magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography noun: a non-invasive MRI-based diagnostic technique used to visualize the bile ducts, pancreatic duct, and gallbladder. It produces detailed images without an endoscope or ductal contrast injection and is commonly used as a non-invasive alternative or preliminary test before ERCP, for diagnosis only and not treatment.
Noun
magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (countable and uncountable, plural magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographies, abbreviation MRCP)
- A non-invasive MRI-based diagnostic technique used to visualize the bile ducts, pancreatic duct, and gallbladder. It produces detailed images without an endoscope or ductal contrast injection and is commonly used as a non-invasive alternative or preliminary test before ERCP, for diagnosis only and not treatment.
Forms of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
| plural | magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographies |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | MRCP |
Origin of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
From magnetic + resonance + cholangiopancreatography.
Questions about magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- What does magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography mean?
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography means a non-invasive MRI-based diagnostic technique used to visualize the bile ducts, pancreatic duct, and gallbladder. It produces detailed images without an endoscope or ductal contrast injection and is commonly used as a non-invasive alternative or preliminary test before ERCP, for diagnosis only and not treatment.
- What part of speech is magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography?
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is a noun.
- What is the plural of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography?
- The plural of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographies.
Words near magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in the dictionary
- magnetic quantum numbers
- magnetic recording
- magnetic recordings
- magnetic resonance angiography
- magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographies
- magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance imagings
- magnetic resonance myelography
- magnetic resonance tomography
- magnetic reversal
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