ReviewJournal of medical ultrasonics (2001)2021
Imaging diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis using endoscopic ultrasonography.
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- Type 3 Autoimmune Pancreatitis: What Do We Know So Far?Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Review
- Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Cervical Lymph Nodes Using a Multi-Modal Ultrasound-Based Machine Learning Model With SHAP Interpretability.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026Review
- Endoscopic Diagnostics for IgG4-Related Pancreatobiliary Diseases: Current Modalities and Clinical Perspectives.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Pancreatic and extra-pancreatic transabdominal ultrasound findings of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound and Ancillary Techniques in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Pancreatitis: A Comprehensive Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Basic Principles and Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Differentiation of Pancreatic Cancer from Other Pancreatic Lesions: A Comprehensive Review of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Pancreatic Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatology: Focus on Inflammatory Diseases and Interventions.Visceral medicine · 2023Review
- Focal Type 2 Autoimmune Pancreatitis Mimicking Pancreatic Cancer: Treatment with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- The Latest Advancements in Diagnostic Role of Endosonography of Pancreatic Lesions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Ultrasound of Fetal Cardiac Function Changes in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension Syndrome.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Encyclopedia of autoimmune pancreatitis: this is all we need.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2021Article
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Abstract
The diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is challenging and should be achieved through the comprehensive evaluation of clinical, radiological, serological, and pathological evidence, as there is currently no single reliable diagnostic modality. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) can reveal pancreatic parenchymal and ductal features in much more detail than any other existing imaging modality. In this article, we focused on three applications of EUS, i.e., conventional EUS imaging, EUS elastography (EUS-EG), and contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS (CEH-EUS), for the diagnosis of AIP. Diffuse hypoechoic areas, diffuse enlargement, bile duct wall thickening, and peripancreatic hypoechoic margins on conventional EUS are characteristic features of AIP, and the frequencies of these findings are significantly higher in AIP than in pancreatic cancer (PC). EUS-EG of the pancreatic parenchyma in AIP showed homogenous stiffness and that the elasticity of the pancreas may change after steroid therapy. CEH-EUS revealed focal or diffuse iso-enhancement in most AIP cases and hypo-enhancement in most PC cases. However, some AIP cases show a contrast enhancement pattern similar to that of PC. It should be noted that EUS findings of AIP may differ depending on its stage or disease activity. Differentiation from PC has become an increasingly important issue in the process of diagnosing AIP, and EUS, including elastography and contrast enhancement, could be a promising imaging modality for this purpose.
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