title: The role of diffusion weighted MR imaging in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the utility of Diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DWI can analyse the major manifestations of acute pancreatitis without any contrast agent use and may replace Abdominal CT and routine Pancreas MRI as a primary investigation tool for acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Radiology Department, Turkey. dr.hasanaydin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Idil Gunes
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Tatar
authors.forename: Baki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hekimoglu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*