Chronic Pancreatitis: What the Clinician Wants to Know from MR Imaging

Temel Tirkes

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2018.03.012

Chronic Pancreatitis: What the Clinician Wants to Know from MR Imaging

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2018 Aug;26(3):451-461. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2018.03.012.

Author

Temel Tirkes¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, IU Health University Hospital, 550 North University Boulevard, UH0663, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: atirkes@iupui.edu.

Abstract

Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis requires a complete medical history and clinical investigations, including imaging technologies and function tests. MR imaging/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is the preferred diagnostic tool for detection of ductal and parenchymal changes in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Ductal changes may not be present in the initial phase of chronic pancreatitis. Therefore, early diagnosis remains challenging.

Keywords: Chronic pancreatitis; Computerized tomography; MR imaging; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Pancreas.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
Pancreatitis, Chronic / diagnostic imaging*

Grants and funding

U01 DK108323/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States