Pancreatic ultrasound
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Pancreatic ultrasound can be used to assess for pancreatic malignancy, pancreatitis and and its complications, as well as for other pancreatic pathology.
Preparation
Proper preparation of the patient is necessary, with a minimum time of last meal of 4-6 hours prior to examination. If the patient is not fasted then the study may not be able to completed to a diagnostic qualitynondiagnostic due to bowel gas.
Scanning technique
- probe optimally 3
.5MHz-6 MHz convex-type transducer -
signal slightly more echogenic thanvariable echogenicty- if young patient, then relatively hypoechoic compared with mesenteric fat
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if fatty replacement of pancreas, then may approach the
liver, but can be variableechogenicity of surrounding mesenteric fat
Measurements
- AP diameter
- head
- 34mm: 34 mm - body
- 29mm: 29 mm - tail
- 32mm: 32 mm
- head
- length
-: 12to 20cm-20 cm -
pancreatic duct:
<3mm≤3 mm
Related pathology
-<p><strong>Pancreatic ultrasound </strong>can be used to assess for pancreatic malignancy, <a title="Acute pancreatitis" href="/articles/acute-pancreatitis">pancreatitis</a> and complications as well as other pancreatic pathology.</p><h4>Preparation</h4><p>Proper preparation of the patient is necessary with a minimum time of last meal of 4-6 hours prior to examination. If the patient is not fasted the study may not be able to completed to a diagnostic quality due to bowel gas. </p><h4>Scanning technique</h4><ul>-<li>probe optimally 3.5MHz convex-type transducer </li>-<li>signal slightly more echogenic than the liver, but can be variable</li>- +<p><strong>Pancreatic ultrasound </strong>can be used to assess for pancreatic malignancy, <a href="/articles/acute-pancreatitis">pancreatitis</a> and its complications, as well as for other pancreatic pathology.</p><h4>Preparation</h4><p>Proper preparation of the patient is necessary, with a minimum time of last meal of 4-6 hours prior to examination. If the patient is not fasted then the study may be nondiagnostic due to bowel gas. </p><h4>Scanning technique</h4><ul>
- +<li>probe optimally 3-6 MHz convex-type transducer </li>
- +<li>variable echogenicty<ul>
- +<li>if young patient, then relatively hypoechoic compared with mesenteric fat</li>
- +<li>if fatty replacement of pancreas, then may approach the echogenicity of surrounding mesenteric fat</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
-<li>head - 34mm</li>-<li>body - 29mm</li>-<li>tail - 32mm</li>- +<li>head: 34 mm</li>
- +<li>body: 29 mm</li>
- +<li>tail: 32 mm</li>
-<li>length - 12 to 20cm</li>- +<li>length: 12-20 cm</li>
-<a href="/articles/pancreatic-ducts">pancreatic duct</a> <3mm</li>-</ul><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>-<li><a href="/articles/acute-pancreatitis">acute pancreatitis</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/pancreatic_neoplasms">pancreatic cancer</a></li>-</ul><p> </p>- +<a href="/articles/pancreatic-ducts">pancreatic duct</a>: ≤3 mm</li>
- +</ul>
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