AIM： To study the appearances of acute interstitial edematous pancreatitis （IEP） on non-enhanced MR imaging. METHODS： A total of 53 patients with IEP diagnosed by clinical features and laboratory findings were und...AIM： To study the appearances of acute interstitial edematous pancreatitis （IEP） on non-enhanced MR imaging. METHODS： A total of 53 patients with IEP diagnosed by clinical features and laboratory findings were underwent MR imaging. MR imaging sequences included fast spoiled gradient echo （FSPGR） fat saturation axial T1-weighted imaging, gradient echo T1-weighted （in phase）, single shot fast spin echo （SSFSE） T2-weighted, respiratory triggered （R-T） T2-weighted with fat saturation, and MR cholangiopancreatography. Using the MR severity score index, pancreatitis was graded as mild （0-2 points）, moderate （3-6 points） and severe （7-10 points）. RESULTS： Among the 53 patients, IEP was graded as mild in 37 patients and as moderate in 16 patients. Forty-seven of 53 （89%） patients had at least one abnormality on MR images. Pancreas was hypointense relative to liver on FSPGR T1-weighted images in 18.9% of patients, and hyperintense in 25% and 30% on SSFSE T2-weighted and R-T T2-weighted images, respectively. The prevalences of the findings of IEP on R-T T2-weighted images were, respectively, 85% for pancreatic fascial plane, 77% for left renal fascial plane, 55% for peripancreatic fat stranding, 42% for right renal fascial plane, 45% for perivascular fluid, 40% for thickened pancreatic Iobular septum and 25% for peripancreatic fluid, which were markedly higher than those on in-phase or SSFSE T2-weighted images （P 〈 0.001）. CONCLUSION： IEP primarily manifests on non- enhanced MR images as thickened pancreatic fascial plane, left renal fascial plane, peripancreatic fat stranding, and peripancreatic fluid. R-T T2-weighted imaging is more sensitive than in-phase and SSFSE T2- weighted imaging for depicting IER展开更多
基金Supported by Key project of Science and Technology Research, Ministry of Education, China, No. 206126
文摘AIM： To study the appearances of acute interstitial edematous pancreatitis （IEP） on non-enhanced MR imaging. METHODS： A total of 53 patients with IEP diagnosed by clinical features and laboratory findings were underwent MR imaging. MR imaging sequences included fast spoiled gradient echo （FSPGR） fat saturation axial T1-weighted imaging, gradient echo T1-weighted （in phase）, single shot fast spin echo （SSFSE） T2-weighted, respiratory triggered （R-T） T2-weighted with fat saturation, and MR cholangiopancreatography. Using the MR severity score index, pancreatitis was graded as mild （0-2 points）, moderate （3-6 points） and severe （7-10 points）. RESULTS： Among the 53 patients, IEP was graded as mild in 37 patients and as moderate in 16 patients. Forty-seven of 53 （89%） patients had at least one abnormality on MR images. Pancreas was hypointense relative to liver on FSPGR T1-weighted images in 18.9% of patients, and hyperintense in 25% and 30% on SSFSE T2-weighted and R-T T2-weighted images, respectively. The prevalences of the findings of IEP on R-T T2-weighted images were, respectively, 85% for pancreatic fascial plane, 77% for left renal fascial plane, 55% for peripancreatic fat stranding, 42% for right renal fascial plane, 45% for perivascular fluid, 40% for thickened pancreatic Iobular septum and 25% for peripancreatic fluid, which were markedly higher than those on in-phase or SSFSE T2-weighted images （P 〈 0.001）. CONCLUSION： IEP primarily manifests on non- enhanced MR images as thickened pancreatic fascial plane, left renal fascial plane, peripancreatic fat stranding, and peripancreatic fluid. R-T T2-weighted imaging is more sensitive than in-phase and SSFSE T2- weighted imaging for depicting IER
