title: Magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be considered essential to the presurgical evaluation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, to accurately detect resectable lesions and to spare patients with non-resectable tumors the morbidity, mortality, and expense of unnecessary surgery. This article is a review of the MRI characteristics of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the features that determine its resectability, and the optimal MR sequences needed for its effective evaluation. The role of MRI imaging is contrasted with other imaging and invasive modalities for the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 132 South 10th Street, Suite 1096, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fayad
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000473:pathology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity