Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging has emerged as a successful technique in the early diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. An 82-year-old male patient suspected of acute pancreatitis refused to undergo intravenous contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography due to a history of previous allergic reactions to contrast medium. He was imaged with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging without the use of oral or intravenous contrast material. Diffuse hyperintensity in the pancreas with a relevant apparent diffusion coefficient map showing diffuse hypointensity was demonstrated. The findings were interpreted as restricted diffusion and were diagnostic for acute pancreatitis. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, an imaging modality that does not involve ionizing radiation and does not require the use of contrast material, can successfully demonstrate the manifestations of acute pancreatitis.
Clinic of Radiology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
İdil Güneş
İG
Tatar
Clinic of Radiology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Hasan
H
Aydın
Clinic of General Surgery, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Kerim Bora
KB
Yılmaz
Clinic of Radiology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Baki
B
Hekimoğlu
Acute pancreatitis; diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging