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Reliable and reproducible measurement methods have been established, and reference values are used in almost all scientific disciplines. Knowledge of reference values is crucial to distinguish physiological from pathological processes and, therefore, subsequently, for the clinical management of patients. Image storage and documentation of measurements and normal findings should be part of quality assurance in imaging. This paper aims to review the published literature and provide current knowledge of sonographic measurements and reference values of the pancreas. Moreover, the role of clinical influencing factors such as age, gender, constitution, and ethnicity is also analyzed.
Keywords ultrasound measurements - reference values - pancreas - guideline - student© 2024. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Jennifer Meier, Claudia Lucius, Kathleen Möller, Christian Jenssen, Constantinos Zervides, Anna Maria Gschmack, Yi Dong, David Srivastava, Christoph F. Dietrich. Pancreatic ultrasound: An update of measurements, reference values,
and variations of the pancreas. Ultrasound Int Open 2024; 10: a23899085.
DOI: 10.1055/a-2389-9085
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