Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Early Chronic Pancreatitis

Figure 1

(a) Pancreatic parenchyma (arrow) is visualized together with the superior mesenteric artery (SMA, arrowhead). (b) We defined one region of interest (ROI) in the pancreatic parenchyma and one ROI including the SMA.

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