• Department of Radoilogy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, Yunnan Province, China;
ZOU Hao, Email: newzouhao@hotmail.com
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Objective  To investigate the MRI features of the autoimmune pancreatitis (AlP).
Methods  MRI data of 8 patients with AIP were retrospectively analyzed.
Results  MRI showed that diffuse swelling of the pancreas in 8 cases. T1WI signal intensity homogeneous or inhomogeneous decreased, and T2WI signals intensity homogeneous or inhomogeneous increased. In arterial phase the enhancement of the lesion was not obviously,in portal venous phase there was gradual increase of enhancement. There was coated sample annular enhancement around pancreas, and the degree of enhancement was slightly lower than the pancreatic parenchyma. Pancreatic duct was irregular narrow.
Conclusion  AIP is a special kind of chronic pancreatitis,MRI features of AIP are helpful for the diagnosis and treatment of AIP.

Citation: HAO Jingang,TANG Jie,ZOU Hao. Application Value of MRI in Diagnosis of Autoimmune Pancreatitis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2013, 20(10): 1176-1178. doi: Copy