Acute pancreatitis: A pictorial review of early pancreatic fluid collections

Figure 1 Schematic diagram of acute peripancreatic fluid collections and magnetic resonance imaging of a patient. A: Schematic diagram of acute peripancreatic fluid collections within 4 wk of onset of interstitial oedematous pancreatitis. The term “acute peripancreatic fluid collections” applies only to interstitial oedematous pancreatitis patients; B: A 66-year-old woman with interstitial oedematous pancreatitis. Magnetic resonance imaging axial T2WI image shows a homogeneous fluid finding (arrows) around the pancreas. APFCs: Acute peripancreatic fluid collections; P: Pancreas.