Research Article
The Role of Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis
Hasan Aydin*, Idil Gunes Tatar, Baki Hekimoglu
Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Radiology Department, Turkey
Abstract
Objective: To understand the utility of Diffusion-weighted MR imaging(DWI) in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Conclusion: DWI can analyse the major manifestations of acute pancreatitis without any contrast agent use and may replace Abdominal CT and routine Pancreas MRI as a primary investigation tool for acute pancreatitis.
