Figure 1

(A) Surgical photographs and ligated location demonstrating the technique for pBDL. (B) Overview of the experimental groups. (C) Timeline of the animal experimental procedure. Sham, only suture the abdominal wall. pBDL, partial bile duct ligation surgery alone; ANES, repeated anesthesia in the pBDL model; MRI, repeated magnetic resonance imaging under anesthesia in the pBDL model; CE-MRI, repeated contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging under anesthesia in the pBDL model.