Sonographic pancreas echogenicity in cystic fibrosis compared to exocrine pancreatic function and pancreas fat content at Dixon-MRI.

OBJECTIVE:Fatty infiltration of the pancreas is a dominating feature in cystic fibrosis (CF). We evaluate the association between pancreatic fat content assessed by Dixon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), pancreatic echogenicity at ultrasonography (US) and exocrine function in CF patients and health...

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Main Authors: Trond Engjom, Giedre Kavaliauskiene, Erling Tjora, Friedemann Erchinger, Gaute Wathle, Birger Norderud Lærum, Pål Rasmus Njølstad, Jens Brøndum Frøkjær, Odd Helge Gilja, Georg Dimcevski, Ingfrid Salvesen Haldorsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6062060?pdf=render