Usefulness of Positron Emission Tomography in the Evaluation of Distribution and Activity of Systemic Lesions Associated with Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is an IgG4-related systemic disease often accompanied with a variety of lesions outside of the pancreas and is treated with steroid therapy. The aim of this study is to analyze the usefulness of positron emission tomography with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) in the evaluation of distribution and activity of systemic lesions of AIP during steroid therapy.Eleven cases of AIP had their FDG-PET images evaluated...