Endoscopic ultrasound for the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis

Figure 1 The normal endosonographic appearance of the pancreas. A: View of pancreatic body from gastric station. The parenchyma is homogeneous and granular (“salt and pepper”). The duct is neither dilated nor ectatic; B: Dorsal ventral anlage. The ventral pancreas is relatively echogenic compared with the dorsal pancreas. There is a distinct border between the dorsal and ventral pancreas.