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World J Methodol. Sep 26, 2017; 7(3): 101-107
Published online Sep 26, 2017. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v7.i3.101
Published online Sep 26, 2017. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v7.i3.101
Pancreatic imaging: Current status of clinical practices and small animal studies
Ting Yin, Yewei Liu, Ronald Peeters, Yuanbo Feng, Yicheng Ni, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Biomedical Sciences Group, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Yicheng Ni, Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Author contributions: Ni Y set up the format and the frame of this mini-review article, and final approval of the manuscript; Yin T wrote and edited the manuscript; Peeters R approved sections related to MRI techniques and edited the manuscript; Liu Y and Feng Y provided suggestions regarding to clinical aspects.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Yicheng Ni, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. yicheng.ni@med.kuleuven.be
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Received: July 14, 2017
Peer-review started: July 17, 2017
First decision: August 4, 2017
Revised: August 22, 2017
Accepted: September 3, 2017
Article in press: September 4, 2017
Published online: September 26, 2017
Processing time: 70 Days and 13.6 Hours
Peer-review started: July 17, 2017
First decision: August 4, 2017
Revised: August 22, 2017
Accepted: September 3, 2017
Article in press: September 4, 2017
Published online: September 26, 2017
Processing time: 70 Days and 13.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In this minireview, the challenges of pre-clinical rodent pancreatic imaging are addressed, basic clinical magnetic resonance imaging techniques and post-processing methods for rodent pancreatic imaging are also elaborated.