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**Sensitivity: 60 to 70 percent<ref name="pmid2657858">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bolondi L, Li Bassi S, Gaiani S, Barbara L |title=Sonography of chronic pancreatitis |journal=Radiol. Clin. North Am. |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=815–33 |year=1989 |pmid=2657858 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | **Sensitivity: 60 to 70 percent<ref name="pmid2657858">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bolondi L, Li Bassi S, Gaiani S, Barbara L |title=Sonography of chronic pancreatitis |journal=Radiol. Clin. North Am. |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=815–33 |year=1989 |pmid=2657858 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Specificity: 80 to 90 percent<ref name="pmid2657858">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bolondi L, Li Bassi S, Gaiani S, Barbara L |title=Sonography of chronic pancreatitis |journal=Radiol. Clin. North Am. |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=815–33 |year=1989 |pmid=2657858 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | **Specificity: 80 to 90 percent<ref name="pmid2657858">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bolondi L, Li Bassi S, Gaiani S, Barbara L |title=Sonography of chronic pancreatitis |journal=Radiol. Clin. North Am. |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=815–33 |year=1989 |pmid=2657858 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
[[Image:Pancreatic-calcifications-in-chronic-pancreatitis.jpg|500 px|thumb|center|By James Heilman, MD (Own work) [Case courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/17005">rID: 17005</a>]] | |||
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Overview
Ultrasound
- The pancreas might appear atrophic, calcified or fibrotic (advanced stages).
- Ultrasound may be helpful in differentiating autoimmune from other acquired causes of chronic pancreatitis
- Focal or diffuse pancreatic enlargement may be seen in autoimmune pancreatitis
- Calcifications may be appreciated in other acquired causes.
- Ultrasound findings suggestive of chronic pancreatitis may include:
- Dilatation of the main pancreatic duct
- Calcifications
- Pancreatic gland enlargement
- Changes in pancreatic size, shape, and contour
- Pancreatic pseudocysts
- Hyperechogenicity suggesting fibrotic changes
- Pseudoaneurysms
- Ascites
- The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound are as follows:
