Purpose. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between the grade of @entity1689 ( @entity1689 ) and pancreatic blood flow as measured by contrast-enhanced transabdominal ultrasonography (CEUS) and to diagnose early @entity1689 easily. Methods. This pilot study was conducted in 8 @entity1 with @entity1689 , 7 @entity1 with early @entity1689 , and 6 control @entity1 . After injecting 0.015   mL/kg of @entity1584 by manual bolus, values in one region of interest (ROI) in @entity788 and one ROI including the @entity6029 ( @entity6029 ) were measured. Results. The ratio of blood flow in the @entity6029 and @entity788 increased with grade of @entity1689 and was significantly higher in @entity1 with @entity1689 (5.41; 2.10-11.02) than in @entity1 with early @entity1689 (2.46; 1.41-5.05) and control @entity1 (2.32; 1.25-3.04) (P = 0.0279, P = 0.0142, resp.). The ratio of blood flow in the @entity6029 and @entity788 correlated with grade of @entity1689 (rs = 0.5904, P = 0.0048). Conclusion. The ratio of blood flow correlates with grade of @entity1689 on CEUS. This safe and convenient method may be useful to diagnose early @entity1689 .

Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Early Chronic XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreatic parenchyma'] @entity1584 :: ('MESH:C108042', 'Chemical') :: ['perflubutane'] @entity1689 :: ('MESH:D050500', 'Disease') :: ['CP', 'chronic pancreatitis'] @entity6029 :: ('MESH:D013478', 'Disease') :: ['superior mesenteric artery', 'SMA']
@entity788 :: (MESH:D010190,Disease) :: ['Pancreatitis']
