case_images: PMC11119372_01
case_images: An axial slice of the abdomen on a half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin-echo (Haste) which is a T2-weighted sequence. It is a fluid-sensitive sequence which can be utilized for magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. This figure illustrates a dilated pancreatic duct in the head of the pancreas measuring 5.2 mm. No mass is visualized in the head of the pancreas. The following are the corresponding anatomic annotations. (A) Pancreatic duct, (B) common bile duct, (C) head of the pancreas, (D) superior mesenteric vein, (E) superior mesenteric artery, (F) duodenum, (G) liver.
case_images: 10.1177_23247096241255806-fig1.jpg
case_images: PMC11119372_01_10.1177_23247096241255806-fig1.jpg
case_images: fig1-23247096241255806
case_images: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen was ordered, as it is more reliable than CT imaging or ultrasound in identifying chronic pancreatitis.   MRI findings consistent with chronic pancreatitis include parenchymal atrophy and main or accessory duct stenosis, stricture, or dilation.   In this case, MRI of the abdomen showed mild diffuse dilatation of the main pancreatic duct up to 6.4 mm in the pancreatic head, consistent with chronic pancreatitis (Figures 1 and 2).
case_images: Coronal slice of the abdomen on a Haste sequence. The image depicts a dilated pancreatic duct measuring up to 6.4 mm. Incidental note is made of a choledochal cyst which is just inferior-medial to the marker "B" in the image. The following are the corresponding anatomic annotations. (A) Pancreatic duct, (B) common bile duct, (C) pancreas, (D) superior mesenteric vein, (E) jejunum, (F) liver.
case_images: 10.1177_23247096241255806-fig2.jpg
case_images: PMC11119372_01_10.1177_23247096241255806-fig2.jpg
case_images: fig2-23247096241255806
case_images: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen was ordered, as it is more reliable than CT imaging or ultrasound in identifying chronic pancreatitis.   MRI findings consistent with chronic pancreatitis include parenchymal atrophy and main or accessory duct stenosis, stricture, or dilation.   In this case, MRI of the abdomen showed mild diffuse dilatation of the main pancreatic duct up to 6.4 mm in the pancreatic head, consistent with chronic pancreatitis (Figures 1 and 2).