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Pancreatitis, a common pancreatic inflammation, is diagnosed and managed using imaging techniques like CT and MRI. This review details imaging findings for acute and chronic pancreatitis based on the revised Atlanta classification.

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Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Pancreatitis is the most common pancreatic disease in children and adults.
  • Imaging is crucial for pancreatitis diagnosis, severity assessment, complication recognition, and therapeutic guidance.
  • Multi-detector contrast-enhanced computed tomography (MD-CECT) is widely used due to availability and image quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the revised Atlanta classification for acute pancreatitis.
  • To illustrate morphologic changes in acute and chronic pancreatitis using imaging.
  • To emphasize the roles of CT and MRI in diagnosing pancreatitis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of proposed definitions for the revised Atlanta classification.
  • Illustration of pancreatic parenchymal and peripancreatic changes in acute pancreatitis.
  • Description of imaging findings for early and late chronic pancreatitis.

Main Results:

  • MD-CECT is the primary imaging modality for pancreatitis.
  • MRI offers comparable diagnostic capabilities to CT without ionizing radiation.
  • The article details imaging features for various pancreatitis types and classifications.

Conclusions:

  • Imaging, particularly CT and MRI, is essential for comprehensive pancreatitis management.
  • Understanding imaging findings aids in accurate diagnosis and classification of pancreatitis.
  • This review provides a guide to pancreatitis imaging based on the revised Atlanta classification.