title: Characterization of pancreatic metastases from primary lung cancer using magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of pancreatic metastases secondary to primary lung cancers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eleven cases included T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and spectral presaturation attenuated inversion recovery T2-weighted images.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 21 total pancreatic lesions evaluated, 10 exhibited a peripheral rim of high signal intensity, 9 displayed a homogeneous signal intensity, and 2 lesions demonstrated a heterogeneous pattern of contrast enhancement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Limitations in evaluating pancreatic metastases by MR imaging require definitive diagnoses to rely on both clinical data and MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, China. xwsun@citiz.net
authors.forename: Sun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xi-wen
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shu-zhen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C064572:gadobenic acid; D008536:Meglumine