Pancreas

This chapter provides an in-depth overview of the imaging findings of the normal and abnormal pancreas, detailing various pathologies through multiple imaging modalities. It starts with a brief overview of the pancreas’s functions and its anatomical structure. The chapter then delves into the imaging characteristics of the pancreas using ultrasound, CT, MRI, Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopacreactography (ERCP). It covers normal imaging appearances and how different pathologies manifest across these modalities. Conditions such as pancreatitis, congenital anomalies like pancreas divisum and annular pancreas, and various cystic and solid pancreatic masses are extensively discussed. Each pathology is described with specific imaging features that aid in diagnosis and differentiation.