Abstract #3654
Correlation of T1-weighted Gradient Echo (GRE) Signal Intensity and Decreased Exocrine Function in Suspected Early Chronic Pancreatitis
Temel Tirkes 1 , Chen Lin 1 , Jordan K Swensson 1 , Zachary E Ballenger 2 , Chenkun Wang 3 , Evan Fogel 4 , Kumaresan Sandrasegaran 5 , Alex Aisen 1 , and Fatih Akisik 1
1
Diagnostic Radiology and Clinical Sciences,
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis,
Indiana, United States,
2
Indiana
University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana,
United States,
3
Department
of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States,
4
Department
of Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of
Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States,
5
Diagnostic
Radiology and Clinical Sciences, Indiana University
School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Diagnosis of early chronic pancreatitis is challenging
for both the gastroenterologist and the radiologist
since the pancreatic ductal findings are usually normal.
Diagnosis often times requires performing an endoscopic
stimulation test collecting the pancreatic juice to
check for decreased exocrine function in these patients.
This study showed that decrease in the relative
T1-weighted signal of the pancreas can be used as an
indicator of decreased exocrine function in patients
with suspected early chronic pancreatitis.
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