title: Ultrasonography of the normal pancreas. Success rate and criteria for normality.
abstract: Study of 135 ultrasonograms shows that it is possible to display the normal pancreas with 82% success. The pancreatic head ranges between 11 and 30/mm/in thickness, the isthmus 4-21 mm in thickness, and the corporeo-caudate area 24-32 mm in thickness. The pancreas may have a sausage, dumb-bell, or tadpole shape. Variance from these outlines and thicknesses should be considered pathological.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography