Pancreatic imaging:Current status of clinical practices and small animal studies

• 作 者: Ting Yin Yewei Liu Ronald Peeters Yuanbo Feng Yicheng Ni
• 机 构: Department of Imaging and Pathology,Biomedical Sciences Group KU Leuven,Department of Radiology,Univ
• 出 处: World Journal of Methodology
• 发表日期: 2017年03期
• 关键词: pancreas rodent modalities situations relaxation addressed mortality scanner inc

Different causative factors acting on the pancreas can result in diseases such as pancreatitis, diabetes and pancreatic tumors. The high incidence and mortality of pancreatic diseases have placed diagnostic imaging in a crucial position in daily clinical practice. In this minireview article different pancreatic imaging techniques are discussed, from the standard clinical imaging modalities and state of the art clinical magnetic resonance imaging techniques to current situations in pre-clinical pancreatic imaging studies. In particular, the challenges of pre-clinical rodent pancreatic imaging are addressed, with both the image acquisition techniques and the post-processing methods for rodent pancreatic imaging elaborated.

The high incidence and mortality of pancreatic diseases have placed diagnostic imaging in a crucial position in daily clinical practice. In this minireview article different pancreatic imaging techniques are discussed, from the standard clinical imaging modalities and state of the art clinical magnetic resonance imaging techniques to current situations in pre-clinical pancreatic imaging studies. In particular, the challenges of pre-clinical rodent pancreatic imaging are addressed, with both the image acquisition techniques and the post-processing methods for rodent pancreatic imaging elaborated.