Accumulation of Bile in the Gallbladder: Evaluation by means of Serial Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography with Gadolinium Ethoxybenzyl Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid

Table 1

Relationships between the type of accumulation of bile in gallbladder and each item of imaging findings and clinical conditions.

Item	Orthodromic type	Delayed type	P value
T1 hyperintense bile or sludge^*	46% (21/46)	70% (19/27)	0.041
Gallbladder stones^*	20% (9/46)	33% (9/27)	0.188
Gallbladder wall thickening > 4 mm^*	11% (5/46)	4% (1/27)	0.403
Chronic liver disease^*	76% (35/46)	81% (22/27)	0.591
Liver cirrhosis^*	41% (19/46)	44% (12/27)	0.793
Child-Pugh classification	Child A 12/Child B 7	Child A 9/Child B 3	0.697
Serum bilirubin level (mg/dL)^†	0.94 ± 0.51	0.87 ± 0.47	0.571

Data represent percentages, with values used to calculate these percentages provided in parentheses.
^†Data are given as mean ± standard deviation.