SIAECM - Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of the Pancreatic Neoplasms DPT of Radiology NCU USA

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of the Pancreatic Neoplasms Fig.2
*Wassim Asfari, M.D.*	*Sang Soo Shin, M.D.*	*Richard C. Semelka MD*
Department of Radiology University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510 USA

Fig.: 2A-2B: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma arising in the head. Transverse immediate post-contrast fat-suppressed T1-weighted 3D-GE (A) and coronal oblique thick-section MRCP (B) images. On immediate postcontrast image (A), the tumor is well shown as a low signal intensity mass (arrow). The MRCP image (B) demonstrates obstruction of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct, creating the double duct sign.

Figure 1: Normal pancreas. T1-weighted fat-suppressed SGE (A),

Figure 3: Functioning islet cell tumor. T1-weighted post-contrast fat-suppressed 3D GE image shows diffuse heterogeneous enhancement of the tumor.

Figure 4: Side-branch type IPMT. Coronal T2-weighted single shot echo trains spin echo (A) and axial post-gadolinium fat-suppressed T1-weighted gradient echo (B) images demonstrate mainly large cystic side branch lesion in the head of the pancreas.

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Corresponding author: Richard C. Semelka, M.D. Phone: (919) 966-9676 Fax: (919) 843-7147 E-mail : richsem@med.unc.edu -