Imaging of chronic pancreatitis.
This article reviews the recognized findings of chronic pancreatitis on CT and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. It also discusses more recently developed techniques including gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging, MR cholangiopancreatography, and endoscopic ultrasound. Variants of chronic pancreatitis and difficulties in differentiating pancreatic neoplasms from inflammatory pancreatic masses are also discussed.
Remer
Erick M
EM
Section of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. remere1@ccf.org
Baker
Mark E
ME
D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed