Table 1. Reported extra-enteric findings in 500 consecutive MR enterography (MRE) examinations.
Extra-enteric finding (total number) | Additional investigation suggested in MRE report | Finding of additional investigation |
Liver cyst (n=1) | Nil | |
Gallstones (n=4) | Nil | |
Renal cysts (n=4) | Nil | |
Atrophic kidney (n=1) | Nil | |
Fibroid uterus (n=1) | Nil | |
Dilated common bile duct (n=2) | MRCP (n=1) | Dilated common bile duct; no cause identified |
Liver haemangioma (n=1) | Ultrasound | Not done |
Chronic liver disease (n=1) | Nil | |
Renal pelvicalyceal dilation (n=1) | Nil | |
Adnexal cyst (n=5) | Ultrasound (n=3) | 1 complex cyst, 2 normal |
Peritoneal cysts (n=1) | Nil | |
Benign buttock soft-tissue nodule (n=1) | Nil | |
Pre-sacral collection (n=1) | Nil | |
Extramedullary haemoparesis (n=1) | Nil | |
Non-enhancing low signal adjacent to common bile duct (n=1) | CT pancreas | Periampullary duodenal diverticulum |
MRCP, MR pancreatocholangiography.