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Organs of the chest, abdomen and pelvis-including the lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, abdominal vessels, uterus, ovaries and prostate gland-can be examined in high detail with MRI, enabling the diagnosis and evaluation of tumors and functional disorders. MRI's popularity as a problem-solving tool in the evaluation of breast disease and the early detection of breast cancer is also increasing. Because no radiation exposure is involved, MRI is often the preferred diagnostic tool for examination of the male and female reproductive systems, pelvis and hips, and the bladder.
MRCP (magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography) is another procedure that, in some instances, can replace the traditional endoscope for the detection of biliary diseases such as stones, strictures, sclerosing cholangitis and tumors.
