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Stabilized Longitudinal In Vivo Cellular-Level Visualization of the Pancreas in a Murine Model with a Pancreatic Intravital Imaging Window
Published on: May 6, 2021
[Chronic and inflammatory pancreatitis: role of cross-sectional imaging]
1Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, B-1070, Belgique. cmatos@ulb.ac.be
Abstract:
The role of diagnostic imaging in chronic and inflammatory pancreatitis is to detect structural changes of the ducts and pancreatic parenchyma, to assess the functional integrity of the gland, to detect associated complications, and to assist in management. These goals may be achieved using helical CT and MR imaging with secretin stimulation. In this review, the advantages of each technique are discussed and illustrated.
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