In 2014, pancreatic fibrosis has increasingly been recognized as a key determinant of the pathogenesis, therapy response and disease progression of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. In addition, secretin-stimulated magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography has gained increasing importance, especially in visualizing pancreatic duct abnormalities. However, the true imaging capacity has not been fully analysed.
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Ceyhan, G., Friess, H. Pancreatic fibrosis and standard diagnostics. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 12, 68–70 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2014.234
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