Focal fatty replacement of the pancreas: usefulness of chemical shift MRI.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to describe the typical CT and chemical shift MRI findings and to evaluate their usefulness in the diagnosis of focal fatty replacement of the pancreas in five patients.


CONCLUSIONS
The presence of a perceptible focal low-attenuation lesion in the pancreas on CT and the reduction in signal intensity of the lesion on the opposed phase of chemical shift MR images are useful for differentiating focal fatty replacement of the pancreas from true pancreatic neoplasm. Therefore, these imaging findings obviate invasive diagnostic procedures and surgery in the care of patients with focal fatty replacement of the pancreas.
Kim
Hye Jin
HJ
Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
Byun
Jae Ho
JH
Park
Seong Ho
SH
Shin
Yong Moon
YM
Kim
Pyo Nyun
PN
Ha
Hyun Kwon
HK
Lee
Moon-Gyu
MG
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed