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World J Radiol. Feb 28, 2011; 3(2): 47-50
Published online Feb 28, 2011. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v3.i2.47
Table 2 Comparison of the overlap with the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct between the two groups without CO2 and with CO2 as negative contrast agent during magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography n (%)
Overlapping structuresPatients
P-value
Without CO2 (n = 64)With CO2 (n = 53)
Common bile duct52 (81)21 (40)< 0.001
Pancreatic duct12 (19)4 (8)0.106