IVIM DW-MRI of autoimmune pancreatitis: therapy monitoring and differentiation from pancreatic cancer

To evaluate IVIM DW-MRI for changes in IVIM-derived parameters during steroid treatment of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and for the differentiation from pancreatic cancer (PC). Fifteen AIP-patients, 11 healthy patients and 20 PC-patients were examined with DWI-MRI using eight b-values (50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800). 12 AIP-patients underwent follow-up examinations during treatment. IVIM-parameters and ADC800-values were tested for...