“…2 Pancreatic changes can manifest sonographically in various appearances depending on the severity and chronicity of the disease. Published reports describe the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography to quantify healthy vascular perfusion in the liver, 22 kidney, 23 spleen, 24 and prostate 25,26 ; to characterize perfusion patterns of lesions within the liver, 27,28 spleen, 28,29 and kidney 30 ; for the diagnosis of portosystemic shunts 31 ; and to characterize vascular patterns within lymphomatous lymph nodes. Pancreatitis can have an unpredictable course, and prognosis is difficult to ascertain.…”