Oolong tea drink as an alternative to oral negative contrast media in magnetic resonance cholangio pancreatography (MRCP) Fatimah1,*, Suwondo Ari2, Sugiyanto1, Rajiani Ismi3 1Department of Radio Diagnostic & Radio Therapy, Poltekkes Kemenkes, Semarang 2Post Graduate Program, Diponegoro University, Semarang 3Department of Business Administration, STIAMAK Barunawati, Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Fatimah Politeknik Kesehatan Kementrian Kesehatan, Semarang, Indonesia, Email: fatimah_yunaeza@yahoo.com
Online published on 25 September, 2018. Abstract Background High signal intensity of the gastrointestinal system can disrupt the optimization of MRCP image quality. Research on the use of natural oral contrast media of MRCP has been widely used, but contrast media material is difficult to obtain in the developing country market such as Indonesia Methods Based on Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) test the manganese content of oolong tea brand packaged is 0.9 mg larger than other packaged tea products. Therefore this study aims to evaluate oolong tea packaged as an alternative to oral MRCP contrast medium and to determine the best start scanning time settings. The subjects of the study were 28 healthy respondents, consisting of one control group and three treatment groups. The treatment group was given a 400 ml oolong tea package then 3D MRCP thick slab axial HASTE scanning was performed after 5 minutes (treatment 1), 15 minutes (treatment 2) and 25 minutes (treatment 3). The MRCP image assessment uses grading based on contrast and image effects. Results The results showed that there was a difference of MRCP image on the enhancement of contrast and image effect. The stomach and duodenum can be compressed into hypointense as well as the visualization of the choledochal, and the hepatic ducts appear more clearly at the start of a 15-minute scanning and 25-minute post contrast. visualization of the ampulla, pancreatic ducts, and intra-hepatic ducts showed no difference between pre and post contrast. Conclusion Oolong tea in a form of a ready-to-drink package is as effective as other negative contrast media when used in Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography (MRCP). Top Keywords Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography (MRCP), contrast media, oolong tea, . Top |