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ReviewAbdominal radiology (New York)2020

Advanced imaging techniques for chronic pancreatitis.

Anushri Parakh, Temel Tirkes

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In one paragraph

Review in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Coexistence of alcohol-related pancreatitis and alcohol-related liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] · 2020
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  8. Advances in MRI of Chronic Pancreatitis.Advances in clinical radiology · 2024
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  9. Radiology of fibrosis part II: abdominal organs.Journal of translational medicine · 2024
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  19. Advanced MR Imaging of the Pancreas.Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anushri ParakhRadiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, White 270 | 55 Fruit Street, Boston, 02114, USA.
Temel TirkesDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N. University Blvd. Suite 0663, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. atirkes@iu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0185-8741
Indiana University School of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Indiana University (IU) Clinical Center for Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Research NetworkU01DK108323 · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · 2025 to 2025
$546k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK116963NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK108323NIH HHS U01DK108323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MRI and MRCP play an important role in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) by imaging pancreatic parenchyma and ducts. MRI/MRCP is more widely used than computed tomography (CT) for mild to moderate CP due to its increased sensitivity for pancreatic ductal and gland changes; however, it does not detect the calcifications seen in advanced CP. Quantitative MR imaging offers potential advantages over conventional qualitative imaging, including simplicity of analysis, quantitative and population-based comparisons, and more direct interpretation of detected changes. These techniques may provide quantitative metrics for determining the presence and severity of acinar cell loss and aid in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. Given the fact that the parenchymal changes of CP precede the ductal involvement, there would be a significant benefit from developing MRI/MRCP-based, more robust diagnostic criteria combining ductal and parenchymal findings. Among cross-sectional imaging modalities, multi-detector CT (MDCT) has been a cornerstone for evaluating chronic pancreatitis (CP) since it is ubiquitous, assesses primary disease process, identifies complications like pseudocyst or vascular thrombosis with high sensitivity and specificity, guides therapeutic management decisions, and provides images with isotropic resolution within seconds. Conventional MDCT has certain limitations and is reserved to provide predominantly morphological (e.g., calcifications, organ size) rather than functional information. The emerging applications of radiomics and artificial intelligence are poised to extend the current capabilities of MDCT. In this review article, we will review advanced imaging techniques by MRI, MRCP, CT, and ultrasound.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceCholangiopancreatography, Magnetic ResonanceHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPancreatitis, ChronicTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyChronic pancreatitisComputerized tomographyDiffusion-weighted imagingExtracellular volumeMRCPMRIQuantitative imagingT1 mappingVirtual unenhanced images

Identifiers

PMID31428813
PMCPMC7028513
OpenAlexW2969314072

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