Hepatobiliary contrast uptake patterns on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI in liver metastases from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: can it predict prognosis?

• Majority of the liver metastases were heterogeneous (69%) after gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR imaging. • Patients with heterogeneous hypointense nodules demonstrated lower overall survival rate. • Hepatobiliary contrast uptake pattern in liver metastasis is possibly associated with patients' prognosis.