Pancreas Flashcards
location of pancreas
left dorsal or left upper quadrant
size of head of pancreas
3 cm
size of body of pancreas
2 cm
size of tail of pancreas
1 cm
location of head of pancreas
w/in the c-loop of duodenum
location of tail of the pancreas
near the hilum of the spleen
pancreatic duct can appear as:
thick echogenic wall
2 echogenic line
anechoic lumen
what are the ducts that enters the ampulla of vater
pancreatic duct & common bile duct
pancreatic ducts
major duct:
minor duct:
wirsung
santorini
pancreatic parenchyma is ________ than liver
more echogenic
patient preparation (pancreas)
fasting
probe used (pancreas)
3.5 MHz Curved/Convex
Ultrasound appearance (pancreas)
high level echo
pancreatic head surround the duodenum wc will develop pancreatitis tapos kug on ya ang duodenum and will cause obstruction
annular pancreas
increased size, decrease parenchymal echogenecity
acute pancreatitis
decreased size, increased parenchymal echogenecity
chronic pancreatitis
has 2 special names
pancreatic cyst
What are the two special names of pancreatic cyst?
phlegmon
pseudocyst
means false
not actually a cyst
it is not fluid inside but pancreatic juice
pseudocyst
not common
spherical
dirty shadowing
thick echogenic wall
abscess
