title: MR imaging for blunt pancreatic injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the MR imaging features of blunt pancreatic injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine patients with pancreatic injury related to blunt abdominal trauma confirmed by surgery performed MR imaging. Two abdominal radiologists conducted a review of the MR images to assess pancreatic parenchymal and pancreatic duct injury, and associated complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Diagnostic quality MR images were obtained in each of the nine patients. In the nine patients, pancreatic fracture, laceration and contusion were depicted on MR imaging in five, one and three patients, respectively. There were six patients with pancreatic duct disruption, eight patients with peripancreatic fluid collections, and four patients with peripancreatic pseudocyst or hematoma, respectively. All of the MR imaging findings was corresponded to surgical findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MR imaging is an effective method to detect blunt pancreatic injury and may provide information to guide management decisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, PR China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiao Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao Xue
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Nan Lin
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult