Abstract
Ultrasound and computed tomography are the major diagnostic imaging tools used to evaluate the pancreas. Ultrasound, however, is usually more accessible and less expensive. When pancreatitis at eudocyst is suspected, both imagin moltes can be used to make: an accuate adiagnosis.
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