Journal of Veterinary Science & Medical DiagnosisISSN: 2325-9590

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Case Report, J Vet Sci Med Diagn Vol: 2 Issue: 1

Phrygian Cap Appearance of a Mouse Gallbladder on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Jean-Pierre Raufman1*, Su Xu2, Kunrong Cheng1, Sandeep Khurana1, Diana Vivian3, Da Shi2, Rao Gullapalli2 and James Polli3
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Corresponding author : Jean-Pierre Raufman
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, N3W62, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Tel: 410-328-8728; Fax: 410-328-8315
E-mail: jraufman@medicine.umaryland.edu
Received: February 20, 2013 Accepted: March 22, 2013 Published: March 28, 2013
Citation: Raufman JP, Xu S, Cheng K, Khurana S, Vivian D, et al. (2013) Phrygian Cap Appearance of a Mouse Gallbladder on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Vet Sci Med Diagn 2:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9590.1000110

Abstract

Phrygian Cap Appearance of a Mouse Gallbladder on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

We used live-animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the gallbladders of male mice. These healthy mice were fasted overnight before the study and anesthetized in an animal chamber, with a gas mixture of oxygen and isoflurane for small animal MRI. In the course of these live-animal MRI studies, we observed a Phrygian cap appearance to the gallbladder of one healthy-appearing 6-week-old male mouse, similar to that of the human gallbladder described in many reports.

Keywords: Mouse; Gallbladder; Phrygian cap; Small animal MRI

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