Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 An MRCP is the same as an MRI except they hook you up to an IV for clearer pictures. I go by myself. I do take a valium about a 1/2 hour before just because I don't like to be in confined areas. Hope this helps, Doris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Hi, Could you refresh my memory on what an MRCP is? Dr Kaplan wants 1 done this month & 's never had it. Do I need to go with him? I've missed lots of work for my own procedures lately. Thanks. Please know I read daily, think of & pray for you all. Just not up to posting. Take care. Kath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 > > Hi, Could you refresh my memory on what an MRCP is? Dr Kaplan > wants 1 done this month & 's never had it. Do I need to go with > him? I've missed lots of work for my own procedures lately. Thanks. > Please know I read daily, think of & pray for you all. Just not up > to posting. Take care. Kath Hi, Kath I just had another MRCP last month. If you don't like confined spaces, I guess it could be a problem. They ask you before you go in if you're claustrophobic. As Doris said, you have an IV. I was given headphones to dull the noise and so I could hear their repetitious instructions ... " hold your breath " " let it out " . I thought I was being smart and I went into a meditative state so I could relax. When I came out they told me they had a hard time because I was breathing too shallowly. Guess it wasn't such a good idea after all. An MRCP is a piece of cake compared to an ERCP. Sharon (60) PSC 06/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 > > Hi, Could you refresh my memory on what an MRCP is? Dr Kaplan > wants 1 done this month & 's never had it. Do I need to go with > him? I've missed lots of work for my own procedures lately. Thanks. > Please know I read daily, think of & pray for you all. Just not up > to posting. Take care. Kath Hi, Kath I just had another MRCP last month. If you don't like confined spaces, I guess it could be a problem. They ask you before you go in if you're claustrophobic. As Doris said, you have an IV. I was given headphones to dull the noise and so I could hear their repetitious instructions ... " hold your breath " " let it out " . I thought I was being smart and I went into a meditative state so I could relax. When I came out they told me they had a hard time because I was breathing too shallowly. Guess it wasn't such a good idea after all. An MRCP is a piece of cake compared to an ERCP. Sharon (60) PSC 06/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Hello Kath; A good article comparing MRCP (magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography) with ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is as follows: Health Technology Assessment 2004; Vol 8: number 10 A systematic review and economic evaluation of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography compared with diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. E Kaltenthaler, Y Bravo Vergel, J Chilcott, S , T Blakeborough, SJ Walters and H Bouchier http://www.ncchta.org/fullmono/mon810.pdf (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read this file, which is 549 KB in size and 118 pages in length). In case you are not able to read .pdf files, here's the URL of the Executive Summary from this article in .htm format: http://www.ncchta.org/execsumm/summ810.htm Best regards, Dave (father of (19); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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