Figure 3:

Diffuse autoimmune pancreatitis.⁶⁸ (A) Axial computed tomography (CT) image in the pancreatic parenchymal phase of the typical enlarged and poorly enhanced pancreas in a patient with diffuse autoimmune pancreatitis⁶⁸ (arrow). Note the lack of inflammatory change around the organ, which differentiates the disease from acute pancreatitis and necrosis. (B) View of the pancreas using coronal T₂-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that shows low signal intensity in the pancreas (arrow) because of the diffuse fibrosis in the gland. (C) Coronal magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography image showing a diffusely irregular pancreatic duct with stenosis distally in the pancreatic head (arrow). (D) Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography image that confirms the MRI findings, including ductal stenosis (arrow). Images reproduced from reference ⁶⁸ under Creative Commons licence 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode).