The basic pancreatic lesions include location, size, shape, number, capsule, calcification/calculi, hemorrhage, cystic degeneration, fibrosis, pancreatic duct alterations, and microvessel. One or more basic lesions form a kind of pancreatic disease. As recognizing the characteristic imaging features of pancreatic basic lesions and their relationships with pathology aids in differentiating the variety of pancreatic diseases. The purpose of this study is to review the pathological and imaging features of the basic pancreatic lesions.
Keywords: computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; pancreatic diseases; pancreatic ducts; pancreatic neoplasms; pancreatitis; pathology; radiology.
© 2022 Yun Bian, Hui Jiang, Jianming Zheng, Chengwei Shao, Jianping Lu, published by Sciendo.