Figure 5.

Image of the pancreas of a 29-year-old woman without complaints (as part of an ultrasound course) (a). The pancreas has a smooth border, normal size. The ventral part is slightly hypoechogenic compared to the rest of the parenchyma. The pancreatic duct is very slim and can only be delineated after various maneuvers. Here, visualisation is successful by bulging the abdomen. In contrast, figure (b) shows the age atrophic pancreas of a 96-year-old slim woman, BMI 20. The pancreatic duct is prominently wide. The remaining narrow parenchyma is bright, hyperechoic. Diabetes mellitus was not present. BMI: Body mass index