The role of apparent diffusion coefficient value in the diagnosis of localized type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis: differentiation from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and evaluation of response to steroids.

Tsuyoshi SekitoYasutaka IshiiMasahiro SerikawaTomofumi TsuboiRyota KawamuraKen TsushimaShinya NakamuraTetsuro HiranoAyami FukiageTakeshi MoriJuri IkemotoYusuke KiyoshitaSho SaekiYosuke TamuraSayaka MiyamotoKazuaki Chayama

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)

The measurement of ADC values was useful for the differential diagnosis of localized AIP and PDAC and for the early determination of the effect of steroid therapy.

Keyphrases

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