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Interstitial edematous pancreatitis in a 69-year-old female. Axial contrast-enhanced CT image shows diffuse enlargement of the pancreatic body and tail with loss of normal fatty lobulation. Extensive peripancreatic fat stranding is noted (arrows)
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Purpose of Review
Accurate detection and characterization of acute pancreatitis plays an increasing importantly role in modern clinical practice. In years past, there has been a lack of standardization in the nomenclature of acute pancreatitis amongst radiologists, leading to ambiguous and often misleading information being conveyed to referring cl...
