Abdominal extrapancreatic lesions associated with autoimmune pancreatitis: Radiological findings and changes after therapy

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-507

  Sohn, Jeong Hee ^a   Byun, Jae Ho ^a   Yoon, Seong Eon ^a   Choi, Eugene K ^a,b   Park, Seong Ho ^a   Kim, Myung Hwan ^a   Lee, Moon Gyu ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Kidney; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; DUCTS; HEALTH; LIVER;

BILE DUCTS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT); CONTRAST-ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MR IMAGING; PANCREATITIS; RADIOLOGICAL FINDINGS; RENAL CORTEX; RETROPERITONEUM; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; STEROID THERAPY; WITH OR WITHOUT;

ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS;

PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL EXTRAPANCREATIC LESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STEROID THERAPY;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249107456     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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