Autoimmune pancreatitis: CT and MR characteristics.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Our goal was to elucidate the CT and MR imaging characteristics in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis, which is a reversible chronic pancreatitis with an autoimmune cause. On CT and MR imaging, a capsulelike rim, which is thought to correspond to an inflammatory process involving peripancreatic tissues, appears to be a characteristic finding of autoimmune pancreatitis. Also, diffuse pancreatic enlargement along with hypointensity on T1-weighted MR images and delayed enhancement on dynamic CT and MR studies are other features of this disorder.
Medical subject headings
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Pancreatitis
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed