title: Virtual MR pancreatoscopy in the evaluation of the pancreatic duct in chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: The main pancreatic duct and the common bile duct can be evaluated with a variety of evolving invasive and non-invasive techniques. Virtual CT pancreatoscopy obtained using special computer software is a recent non-invasive innovation which shows the details of the ductal surface (endoluminal view) with greater precision. The use of special computer software in MRI in order to obtain pancreatic ductal surface details or a virtual MR pancreatoscopy has not been described up to now. We report a short series of four patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis who underwent virtual MR pancreatoscopy with an impact on their management and clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. aigindia@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalapala
authors.forename: Lingareddy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sunitha
authors.forename: Reddy D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Nageshwar
authors.forename: Guduru V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakhtakia
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tandan
authors.forename: Vijay B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Nori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000473:pathology*