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CT images of the pancreas for beginners

Authors

  • Yusuf Bayta MD Abdominal Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Author
  • Prof. David C. Whitcomb MD PhD Department of Medicine – emeritus, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-1410
  • Anil K Dasyam MD Abdominal Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69734/z63m4z16

Keywords:

radiology, abdominal imaging, CT, CECT, computed tomography, pancreas, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, atrophy, Whipple, pancreatic surgery, photon counting CT, fatty pancreas, diabetes, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Abstract

Imaging is critical to determining the etiology and progression of pancreatic diseases. The most commonly utilized modality is computed tomography (CT), typically, contrast enhanced CT (CECT). Here we present a primer for health care providers on the evaluation of a normal triphasic pancreas imaging (pancreas protocol CT), and examples of end-stage disease. Compared to normal, we provide images of an atrophic pancreas, advanced chronic pancreatitis (CP), residual pancreas post Whipple procedure and fatty pancreas. Each image is described in a systematic way with a brief differential diagnosis.

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025): SMART-MD Journal of Precision Medicine Vol 2, No 3, (Summer) 2025

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Bayta , Y., Whitcomb, D. C., & Dasyam, A. K. (2025). CT images of the pancreas for beginners. SMART-MD Journal of Precision Medicine, 2(3), e170 to e185. https://doi.org/10.69734/z63m4z16