How to cite this article: Mekala Krishna, H B Suresh, Uthsavi N Patel, Mahesh. Role of magnetic resonance imaging in obstructive jaundice. International Journal of Contemporary Medicine Surgery and Radiology. 2019;4(3):C213-C216. up to surgery and the histopahological diagnoses and the findings were compared Results: Of the 30 patients, 12 had choledocholithiasis, 3 had benign strictures, 1 had primary sclerosing cholangitis, 2 had pancreatic carcinoma, 1 had Klatskin tumors, 1 had periampullary carcinoma, 2 had gallbladder carcinoma, 7 patients had cholangiocarcinoma and 1 patient was diagnosed to have obstruction because of metastases. Overall, MRCP was 80% sensitive, 97.5% specific and 95.56%accuracy of in detecting the cause of obstruction. Conclusion: MRCP is a noninvasive and well tolerated imaging technique in the diagnosis of obstructive jaundice
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