Paraduodenal Pancreatitis: Clinical Performance of MR Imaging in Distinguishing from Carcinoma

Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic performance of contrast material–enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for distinguishing paraduodenal pancreatitis (PDP) from pancreatic head duct adenocarcinoma (CA) in patients with diagnoses confirmed by histopathologic analysis. Materials and Methods This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board and is HIPAA compliant. Between July 2007 and July 2010, 47 patients who underwent...