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Imaging Findings: CT and MRI with MRCP

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Autoimmune Pancreatitis

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Autoimmune pancreatitis has a wide range of possible imaging features, and there are overlaps in appearance with other pancreatic diseases. However, in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis, imaging findings are important components of diagnostic criteria and should be considered in conjunction with the clinical, serologic, and pathological findings. Imaging methods employed in the diagnosis and treatment response evaluation of autoimmune pancreatitis include computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), transabdominal ultrasonography (US), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) [1–4]. Here we focus on typical and atypical findings of autoimmune pancreatitis in CT, MRI, and MRCP and the differential points with other diseases.

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Park, M.J., Chung, Y.E., Park, MS. (2015). Imaging Findings: CT and MRI with MRCP. In: Kamisawa, T., Chung, J. (eds) Autoimmune Pancreatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55086-7_11

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