DWI of Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Is It an Imaging Biomarker for Disease Activity?

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 216; no. 5; pp. 1240 - 1246
• Main Authors: Zhu, Liang, Zhang, Wen, Jin, Zhengyu, Sun, Zhaoyong, Xue, Huadan, Denecke, Timm, Hamm, Bernd, Lv, Hong, Zhang, Shengyu, Lai, Yamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Autoimmune Pancreatitis - diagnostic imaging; Autoimmune Pancreatitis - pathology; Biomarkers; Diagnosis, Differential; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreas - diagnostic imaging; Pancreas - pathology; Recurrence; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; IgG4; autoimmune pancreatitis; diffusion; MRI; relapse
• ISSN: 0361-803X; 1546-3141; 1546-3141
• DOI: 10.2214/AJR.20.23368

The purpose of this article was to evaluate the DWI features of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) at baseline, under treatment, and at relapse, and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the ADC for determining disease activity. This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board. Sixt...