Pancreatic changes in cystic fibrosis: CT and sonographic appearances

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.141.4.653· OSTI ID:5578300

Daneman, A ^[1]; Gaskin, K; Martin, D J; Cutz, E

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1. Univ. of Toronto, Ontario

The computed tomographic (CT) and sonographic appearances of the late stages of pancreatic damage in three patients with cystic fibrosis are illustrated. All three had severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency with steatorrhea. In two patients CT revealed complete fatty replacement of the entire pancreas. In the third, increased echogenicity of the pancreas on sonography and the inhomogeneous attenuation on CT were interpreted as being the result of a combination of fibrosis, fatty replacement, calcification, and probable cyst formation.

• OSTI ID: 5578300
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 141:4; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AGE GROUPS
BODY
CHILDREN
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
FIBROSIS
GLANDS
ORGANS
PANCREAS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
TOMOGRAPHY
ULTRASONOGRAPHY