title: Pancreatic imaging.
abstract: In this article, the pancreas is evaluated with regard to the controversies surrounding this organ from a clinical standpoint, and an approach to imaging modalities is examined. The roles of computed tomography, ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and magnetic resonance imaging are put into proper perspective.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography