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World J Radiol. Dec 28, 2024; 16(12): 717-721
Published online Dec 28, 2024. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v16.i12.717
Published online Dec 28, 2024. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v16.i12.717
Relationship between imaging changes of the pancreas and islet beta-cell function
Hong-Jing Chen, Yun Hu, Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, Jiangsu Province, China
Jian-Hua Ma, Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Hong-Jing Chen and Yun Hu.
Author contributions: Chen HJ and Hu Y drafted the initial manuscript and as co-first authors; Ma JH conceptualized and revised the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Jian-Hua Ma, MD, Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 32 Gongqingtuan Road, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China. majianhua@china.com
Received: October 4, 2024
Revised: November 21, 2024
Accepted: December 20, 2024
Published online: December 28, 2024
Processing time: 83 Days and 19.6 Hours
Revised: November 21, 2024
Accepted: December 20, 2024
Published online: December 28, 2024
Processing time: 83 Days and 19.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The fast-growing imaging technologies are becoming increasingly critical in the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of diabetes, other pancreas diseases, and metabolic disorders. Imaging tests of the pancreas may develop as a tool to help predict potential or existing islet beta-cell dysfunction.