Comparison of diagnostic performance between CT and MRI in differentiating non-diffuse-type autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Sunyoung LeeJin Hee KimSo Yeon KimJae Ho ByunHyoung Jung KimMyung-Hwan KimMoon-Gyu LeeSeung Soo Lee

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• Imaging differential diagnosis of non-diffuse-type AIP and PDA is challenging. • MRI has better diagnostic performance than CT in differentiating non-diffuse-type AIP from PDA. • MRI is superior to CT in demonstrating key distinguishing features of non-diffuse-type AIP and PDA.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
low grade
diffusion weighted imaging
dual energy
image quality
high resolution
high grade
mass spectrometry
fluorescence imaging