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Fig. 11.1 A 59-year-old woman with typical imaging features of autoimmune pancreatitis in the pancreatic (a) and portal venous phase images (b) of CT showing mild diffuse enlargement of the…

Fig. 19.1 Case 1, a 74-year-old male. A solid nodule 1.5 cm in diameter in the right lung is shown (black arrow). Differentiation from lung cancer is difficult. In this…

Fig. 15.1 The cholangiographic classification of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis. Stenosis is located only in the lower part of the common bile duct in Type 1; stenosis is diffusely distributed in…

Fig. 10.1 Ultrasonography shows a diffusely enlarged pancreas as a hypoechoic area with scattered hyperechoic spots, described as a “sausage-like” appearance Fig. 10.2 Ultrasonography delineates multiple hypoechoic areas surrounding the…

Fig. 12.1 Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography demonstrates a diffuse irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct in autoimmune pancreatitis Fig. 12.2 Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography demonstrates a focal narrowing of the main…

Fig. 18.1 (a) Contrast-enhanced renal CT finding in a patient with IgG4-related TIN. Multiple low-density lesions are evident. (b) Pelvic lesion in IgG4-RD. Bilateral renal pelvis wall thickening is found….

Fig. 13.1 FDG uptake pattern of the pancreas. (a) Diffuse uptake; (b) solitary uptake; and (c) multifocal uptake Table 13.1 FDG uptake pattern in the pancreas   AIP Pancreatic cancer…

Fig. 16.1 MRI showed IgG4-related dacryoadenitis To understand the concept of IgG4-DS, it may be important to know its histological background. First, in 1888, Dr. Johann von Mikulicz published a…

Fig. 25.1 (a, b) CT findings in a 67-year-old female with pancreatic head swelling. (a) CT at diagnosis in May 2005 showing pancreatic head swelling (arrows). (b) CT 27 months…

  Type 1 AIP Type 2 AIP Synonym Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitisAIP without GEL Idiopathic duct-centric chronic pancreatitis AIP with GEL Epidemiology Asia > USA, Europe Europe > USA > Asia…