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Abdominal computed tomographic scans were performed on a group of 360 patients between the ages of 20 and 80 years. The anteroposterior diameter of the pancreatic head, body, and tail, the age-related ratio of vertebral body-pancreas diameter, and the external and internal contours of the organ were analyzed. The age-related changes in the pancreas were compared with known anatomical findings.
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Heuck, A., Maubach, P.A., Reiser, M. et al. Age-related morphology of the normal pancreas on computed tomography. Gastrointest Radiol 12, 18–22 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01885094
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